Collection Building: Volume 26 Issue 4

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Assessing collections using brief tests and WorldCat Collection Analysis

Jennifer Benedetto Beals, Ron Gilmour

The purpose of this paper is to assess the efficacy of the brief test method and OCLC's WorldCat Collection Analysis (WCA) in analyzing strengths and weaknesses of collections in…

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Lessons learned: the recovery of a research collection after Hurricane Katrina

Jamie Ellis

The purpose of this paper is to explain the procedures taken by public library staff in response to extensive damage to a research collection due to a large natural disaster.

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Scholarly communication in educational psychology: a journal citation analysis

Zao Liu

This paper aims to study the scholarly communication of educational psychology by exploring its intellectual structure and general journal citation patterns.

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From the streets to academia: a librarian's guide to hip‐hop culture

William C. Gibbons

This paper aims to identify a variety of titles and resources to offer both public and academic librarians guidance in establishing and maintaining a definitive core collection of…

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Native American literature in collection development

Christopher Shaffer

This paper aims to discusses the importance of Native American literature in library collections.

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GLBTQ content in comics/graphic novels for teens

Devon Greyson

This paper aims to provide an historical perspective and current guidance for youth librarians collecting graphic novels for teens.

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Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management

Vivian Howard

This paper seeks to describe the Canadian Library Association's 2007 pre‐conference, Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management.

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ISSN:

0160-4953

Online date, start – end:

1978 – 2017

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited