Collection Evaluation
Required
Readings
Standards
Supplemental Reading
Collection Evaluation: Chicken or Egg? Ongoing!
This topic branches into other areas. From our course Framework:
A. Collection Evaluation (we start and end with this because it's ongoing and cyclical)
Collection Evaluation: Where are the weaknesses in the collection? Comparing what you have to what you need
- Bishop pp. 9-10; chapter 12
- EL, 37-40
Standards
- 4.3B Uses data for decision-making
Supplemental Reading
- MAF's Bookmarks: collection-evaluation
MAF's commentary on Bishop 12 (a & b): in
eLC/Resources
Collection Evaluation: Chicken or Egg? Ongoing!
This topic branches into other areas. From our course Framework:
A. Collection Evaluation (we start and end with this because it's ongoing and cyclical)
- Knowledge of the Collection
- Knowledge of Learning
Community
- Learner Characteristics (including Diversity)
- Curriculum
- Community Analysis
- Needs Assessment
- Actions that result
- Weeding
- Acquisition
- Maintenance
Collection Evaluation: Where are the weaknesses in the collection? Comparing what you have to what you need
- First, you must have as much familiarity with the collection as possible.
- Why? Similar situation: How
many times have you gone to the store to purchase a specific item, and
then a week later you find a duplicate in a closet? Not a fatal
mistake, but a waste of resources. That's one reason why.
- Tools, methods for evaluating the
collection (these may look
familiar)
- Curriculum mapping compared to Collection mapping (another source: Loertscher, 1996)
- Content standards should be represented
- Use your automation system to generate profiles of different areas
- Many vendors will profile your collection – proceed with caution (built-in commercial bias to any vendor-based service)
- Lists and awards
- Text supplementary materials lists
- Circulation stats
- Patron opinions and suggestions, and the many methods of
tapping them
- Unfilled request log
- Weed replacements
- Many of these evaluation methods are also selection tools, (handy)
- Actions:
- Weeding of things that no longer measure up
- Listing needed items (in the Consideration File)
- Prioritizing - because you can
never buy everything you need
- Acquiring materials to fill gaps
- Identifying items that need maintenance and making repairs
References
- Bishop, K. (2007). The collection program in schools: Concepts, practices, and information scources (4th ed.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
- Loertscher, D.V. (1996). Collection mapping in the LMC: Building access in
a world of technology. Castle Rock, CO: Hi Willow.
- Logo by CoolText
- More
References
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