Collection Development

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT LIS 250 FALL 2002 Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Road Columbus, OH 43219 Instructor: Mrs. Krista Taracuk, B.S., M.L.S. E-mail: TaracukK@ohiodominican.edu 614-436-3702 NATURE OF COURSE Collection development is one of the most challenging aspects of providing information services and one of the most important professional activities in which the information professional regularly engages. Astute selection of materials, combined with efficient acquisition procedures, enables the librarian/media specialist to provide the patron with access to needed information–the raison d’etre of every librarian. Embedded within the technical processes of collection development and maintenance are some of the key issues facing librarianship…