Saturday, April 21, 2018

Collection development trends in academic libraries

Horava, T. & Levine-Clark, M. (2016). Current trends in collection
development practices and policies. Collection Building, Vol. 35(4),


This journal article presents the results of a study done in 20
academic libraries. It explores the current trends in collection
development practices and policies in North American these
libraries. Items studied include their policies, demand-driven
acquisitions models, rationalizing legacy print as well as
local digital collections. A highly informative article to read if
you want to work in an academic library or currently are in
one, but need help with future collection development.

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