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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOOL LIBRARY

Presented By: SUMALINI H.

Librarian,PM Shri KV Channapatna

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What is Collection Development?

  • Collection Development is an integral part of any Library. As a librarian and teachers we understand that children need a variety of books for reading practice and to spark or broaden their interests. Gathering resources accordingly is collection development.

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Collection Development � A Definition

  • Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science says, “ Library Collection is the sum of total of Library materials – books, manuscripts, serials, Government documents, reports, internet for electronic resources etc.,that make up the holdings of a particular library.

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OBJECTIVES OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN LIBRARY

  • As per NCF SE, to meet the learning standards of students, Library need to develop the collection, including picture books, story books, grade readers, and worksheets along with a wide variety of books on our culture and heritage books.
  • A timely and economical manner using information resources locally held, as well as from other organizations.
  • Collection development is the process of building the library materials to meet the information needs of the users.

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PRE - REQUISITES OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

  • Formulation of Library Committee/ Purchase committee

  • Document selection sub Committee

  • Collection development process is collective process

  • Librarian has to keep a balance between need of readers and objectives of library

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Purpose of �collection development

  • Selecting best and useful documents for readers.
  • Providing better and new information according to approaches of readers.
  • Periodic reviewing on un-useful and old documents for withdrawal from stock.
  • Spending money judiciously on useful reading materials according to systematic plan.

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Techniques of collection development

  • User survey, general meeting, library committee meeting to know their approaches.
  • Read recent book reviews.
  • Motivate students and parents to donate books and gift book on special occasion.
  • Updating of collection.
  • CREW (Continuous Review Evaluation and Weeding)

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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

  • User Need Analysis

  • Policy development

  • Selection

  • Acquisition

  • Weeding out process

  • Evaluation

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Process of collection Development

  • Decide objectives of collection development / analyze with existing collection
  • Create a Collection Development Policy in written.
  • Send a Circular regarding requisition from each departments/ Student council, take a sanction from the Authority
  • Select distributor or vendor, ordering, delivery and receiving process.
  • Coordinate selected reading materials with available budget.
  • Weed out the unserviceable and outdated books/ resources
  • Evaluate the received stock.

  • Receive and check ordered material.
  • Replace damage reading material. Reminder to distributor or vendor.
  • Physical process of reading materials.
  • Shelving of reading materials.

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SCHOOL LIBRARY COMMITTEE

  • Principal as Head
  • Teachers from Secondary – 3
  • Teachers from Primary – 2
  • Students – 5
  • Librarian
  • Conduct a meeting on objective and requirement of collection development stating the Collection Development Policy.

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FIVE LAWS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE �IN COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY

  • 1. Books are for use

  • 2. Every book has its Reader

  • 3. Every reader has his/her book

  • 4. Save the time of the Reader

  • 5. Library is a growing Organisation.

  • Collection to be such that all books are used by any of the reader
  • Collection to be such that every book will have its reader

  • Collection to be such that every reader should find their book of interest
  • Reader should get book in library, not to roam around in other Library
  • Removing old stock unused and updation with latest information.

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References

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collection_development
  2. http://www.egyankosh.ac.in
  3. https://www.techtarget.com/searchcontentmanagement/definition/records-management-RM

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