TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The literature on collection development largely discusses all kinds of managerial and practical issues. There appears to be a noteworthy gap in LIS literature regarding the philosophical and conceptual underpinning of the subject. The paper aims to attempt to explore the developments in the theoretical foundations of collection management practices in libraries.Design/methodology/approach– An extensive review of the available literature was made to synthesise the study. It illustrates the impacts of the developments in civilization, from ancient times to modern, on the collection management services of libraries.Findings– It was found that the philosophy underlying collection management work has expanded through the ages due to various factors.Originality/value– The paper provides an overview of social and technological changes on the philosophy of managing collections through the ages.
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
SN  - 0160-4953
DO  - 10.1108/01604950510629264
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950510629264
AU  - Ameen Kanwal
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Developments in the philosophy of collection management: a historical review
T2  - Collection Building
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 112
EP  - 116
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -