Large scale collection assessment

Abstract

An important responsibility of collection development libraries is to ensure that what is being collected is appropriate for the university’s curriculum and research needs. Unfortunately the large number of techniques that have been developed to measure collections work better with small college collections. As libraries grow and the range of library materials increase, many of these methods have proved to be inadequate. This study explores the use of statistics from the National Shelflist Count Project to gather enough valid statistical information to adequately assess large research collections.

Citation

Grover, M.L. (1999), "Large scale collection assessment", Collection Building, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp. 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604959910265797