Digital library collection development

Xie, Iris; Matusiak, Krystyna K.

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“…Defining the concept of library collection' is important for understanding the meaning of 'collection development' and 'collection development policy. Library collection refers to the totality or sum of library materials such as books (textbooks, reference books, rare books, and theses), serials (journals, newspapers, annuals, and memories), government and institutional publications (reports, commissions, and conferences proceedings), miscellaneous materials (chats, pictures, and globes), microform (microfilm, microfiche, and slides), audio-visual (a phonograph, magnetic tapes, audio cassette, video discs, videotapes), and electronic resources (CD-ROM, DVD, e-book, e-journal, e-database as well online resources) (Xie & Matusiak, 2016;Johnson, 2018). It also means all the tangible and intangible, local and remote resources, possessed by a library or other libraries but accessible by users of the library (Johnson, 2018).…”

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Collection development policy: A panacea for collection development challenges in university libraries in Africa

Yakubu

2023

Ghana Lib. J.

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Collection development is faced with various challenges such as decreasing budget allocation, increasing cost of materials, increasing demand for information, the complexity of electronic resources, and legal issues arising from copyright and censorship. To meet these challenges, university libraries in developed countries have adopted different strategies such as using a written collection development policy (CDP) to guide their collection development activities. However, university libraries in Africa are lagging in this regard. It is either they have not formulated the policy or used it to guide their collection development activities. Therefore, this study argues that a written CDP, if well prepared and used, can address collection development challenges facing university libraries in Africa and provide standard collections necessary for teaching and research activities of the university communities. Specifically, the paper discusses major collection development challenges facing university libraries in Africa and establishes ways in which a written CDP could be used to overcome them. Methodologically, the paper is based on a review of related literature. The paper contains a literature review of papers discussing the major collection development challenges facing university libraries in Africa and ways a written CDP could be used to overcome them.

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Collection development policy: A panacea for collection development challenges in university libraries in Africa

Yakubu

2023

Ghana Lib. J.

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“…Providing the right information to the right person at the right time is an adage echoed by S R Ranganathan to library professionals. So, it is crucial to generate, manage, and make information easily accessible to a specific community or group of communities through digital libraries (IFLA, 2012; Xie & Matusiak, 2016). Yugandhar (2022) found that the development of digital libraries in India has been skewed, prompting the authors of this study to further explore this phenomenon.…”

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The Transitioning of the Term “Digital Library” in Response to Information Resilience: A Thematic Mapping of Literature From 2000–2021

Kumari

Gala

2022

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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This study aims to explore the transition of the term “digital library” through a thematic mapping of published literature. To reach this purpose, we conducted a network analysis on the retrieved bibliographic dataset from the Scopus database. From 985 documents total of 77 high‐frequency keywords have been selected. Co‐occurrence of the top 20 keywords has been identified to get indicative themes. Among the top 20 high‐frequency keywords, the term “human” is identified as an emerging term based on the average publication year 2017. The terms from the blue‐colored cluster are “human”, “disease” “diagnosis” and many more to support information resiliency due to expanding areas in the context of the digital library.

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Ethics and digital collections: a selective overview of evolving complexities

Mindel

2021

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PurposeDigital collections are becoming more commonplace at libraries, archives and museums around the world, creating potential for improved accessibility to information that may otherwise remain hidden and further support for intellectual exploration. As a result of the growing potential for digital collections to inform and influence, the conversation surrounding ethics and digital collections needs to be continually examined and adapted as technologies evolve, user expectations change and digital information plays an increasing role in our everyday lives. In this context, this paper presents an overview of multifaceted ethical realities that impact the how, why and what digital information is created, accessed and preserved.Design/methodology/approachWritten from the perspective of a digital collections librarian, this paper relies on existing research in presenting ethical considerations and complements that research with professional observations in providing subsequent reflections on addressing challenges in the age of digital information.FindingsThere are and should be considerations given to not only what information is contained in a given collection, but also how that information is selected, accessed and consumed by the public. The conclusions offered are designed to provoke reflection on the evolving and interconnected nature of information and ethics in the context of digital collections.Originality/valueInformation ethics is multifaceted, with one of those facets relating directly to digital collections. This paper demonstrates that digital collections are more complex than simply a collection of digitized documents and photographs. As the field of information management continually evolves and adapts, so, too, do the ethical realizations identified in this paper, all of which go beyond the (virtual) walls of a library, archive or museum, and carry the potential to have a long-term impact concerning information and its integrity, equity and access.

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Digital library collection development

Cited by 3 publications

References 31 publications

Collection development policy: A panacea for collection development challenges in university libraries in Africa

Collection development policy: A panacea for collection development challenges in university libraries in Africa

The Transitioning of the Term “Digital Library” in Response to Information Resilience: A Thematic Mapping of Literature From 2000–2021

Ethics and digital collections: a selective overview of evolving complexities

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