Perceptions and self‐assessment of university librarians regarding Collection Management (CM): a case study of Pakistan

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to discover university librarians' perceptions regarding importance of various elements of CM, and self‐assessment about the status of CM in university libraries of Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach

To achieve the objectives of the study, the survey method was used with self‐completion questionnaires to collect data from throughout Pakistan. The questionnaire was sent to central libraries of 40 major accredited universities of Pakistan and 30 responses were obtained.

Findings

It was found that the university librarians are still not fully conversant with the changing scenario of CM in both theoretical and practical terms. It also appeared that the university librarians were not satisfied with the overall status of managing a collection in the majority of cases.

Originality/value

The paper is the first study on the overall status of collection management in Pakistan. It will invoke among professionals the need to learn and apply modern practices of collection management.

Citation

Ameen, K. (2008), "Perceptions and self‐assessment of university librarians regarding Collection Management (CM): a case study of Pakistan", Collection Building, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950810913733