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Collection Development in a digital environment: an imperative for information organizations in the twenty‐first century

Bárbara Susana Sánchez Vignau (Universidad de La Habana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba)
Ileana Lourdes Presno Quesada (Infomed, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba)

Collection Building

ISSN: 0160-4953

Article publication date: 1 October 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper discusses the topic of Collection Development in a digital environment. Developing digital collections is a logical consequence of inserting information technologies in organizations. The usual route towards other models of libraries has allowed the development of the digital collections as a source of Digital Libraries.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is based on the development of a user‐oriented concept of digital collections.

Findings

The current information society requires Collection Development to guarantee suitable resources in information organizations.

Originality/value

The authors provide a new way of looking at the development of digital collections. In this paper the authors propose a cycle to create a digital collection starting from the established precepts for traditional Collection Development. The creation process is supplemented with an analysis of the term Collection Development starting from the user's focus.

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Citation

Susana Sánchez Vignau, B. and Lourdes Presno Quesada, I. (2006), "Collection Development in a digital environment: an imperative for information organizations in the twenty‐first century", Collection Building, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950610706005

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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