Collection Building: Volume 29 Issue 2

How to evaluate library collections: a case study of collection mapping

Merja Hyödynmaa, Aniita Ahlholm‐Kannisto, Hannele Nurminen

This article aims to illustrate a technique to map, evaluate and describe subject‐based collections. The method was designed in collaboration among Finnish university libraries…

Larry Heinemann: an annotated guide to selected resources

Connie Stovall

This article's aim is to provide an annotated bibliographic resource guide for scholars researching Larry Heinemann, an author whose novels are frequently studied in association…

Electronic collection growth: an academic library case study

Diana Kichuk

This paper seeks to provide recent case study evidence for the remarkable growth of electronic resources in academic library collections and to analyze growth patterns and impacts.

Preserving digital resources: issues and concerns from a view of librarians

Golnessa Galyani Moghaddam

This paper aims to provide an overview of the challenges imposed on libraries by the presence of digital resources.

Gifts in university library resource development in the information age

M.B. Edem

This paper aims to examine the trend of resource development at the University of Calabar Library, using gift items received from 2005 to 2009.

Charleston Conference, 2009

Kay Cassell

The purpose of this paper is to report on the highlights of the 2009 Charleston Conference.

Marketing and Promoting Electronic Resources: Creating the E‐buzz!

Mark E. Shelton

Managing Electronic Resources: New and Changing Roles for Libraries

Judith A. Wolfe

Know It All, Find It Fast: An A‐Z Source Guide For the Enquiry Desk, 3rd ed.

Bradford Lee Eden

Collection Development Issues in the Online Environment

Janice M. Bogstad