1Senior Library Information Assistant, Central Library, IIIT Madras, Chennai -600 036, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: mmuthu78@yahoo.co.in
2Assistant Technical Officer, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai-600053, Tamil Nadu, India. E-mail: veeradgI73@gmail.com
Online published on 6 December, 2013.
Collection Development reflects the Policy, Mission, and Objectives of the Libraries by providing the background to Collection Development and guidance in Building Quality and relevant collections. It outlines the underlying principles and guidelines in the selection, acquisition, evaluation, and maintenance of library resources. This paper mainly highlights for what is Collection Development? Definitions, Objectives & Purpose, Components, Needs, Steps, Responsibility, Highlights of ALA Policy, Importance, Selection guidelines; Deselection, Three Tiers in Collection Building, Strategies, Norms & Standards, Formats, Principles, Selection Tools, Selection Criteria, Benefits, Weeding, The CREW Method of Weeding, Users Expectations in Libraries at Present.
Collection Development, Policy, Components, Needs, Steps, Responsibility, Highlights of ALA Policy, Selection guidelines, Deselection, Three Tiers in Collection Building, Strategies, Norms & Standards, Principles, Selection Tools, Selection Criteria, Benefits, Weeding, The CREW Method of Weeding, Users Expectations
