READINGS

Required Text and Readings

Johnson, Peggy. Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.

Other assigned readings include journal articles and Internet resources. Most of the journal articles can be accessed as full-text articles from databases available from the Rebecca Crown Library web site: http://domweb.dom.edu/library/crown/.

The course web site also provides lists of journals, associations, organizations, and Internet resources that will be useful to consult as you prepare course projects and papers.

September 2

Johnson, Ch. 1 (Ch. 2, recommended)

Albanese, Andrew Richard. “Reality Checks.” Library Journal Net Connect (Spring 2008): 6-10.

Genco and Raya Kuzyk. “20 Maxims for Collection Building.” Library Journal 132 (September 15, 2007): 32-35.

Orsdel, Lee and Kathleen Born. “Embracing Openness.” Library Journal 133 (April 15, 2008): 53-58.

Schuman, Patricia Glass. “Librarians and Publishers: An Uneasy Dance.” Wilson Library Bulletin 69 (December 1994): 40-43.

September 9

Johnson, Ch. 3 (65-72); Ch. 6

September 16

Johnson, Ch. 3 (72-100)

Anjejo, Rose.  “Collection Development Policies for Small Libraries.” PNLA Quarterly 70 (Winter 2006): 12-16.

September 23

Johnson, Ch. 4 (101-110)

Johnson, Richard and Judy Luther. The E-Only Tipping Point for Journals: What’s Ahead in the Print-to-Electronic Transition Zone. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 2007. http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/Electronic_Transition.pdf.

Pymm, Bob.  “Building Collections for All Time: The Issue of Significance.” Australian Academic & Research Libraries 37 (2006): 61-73.

September 30

Johnson, Ch. 4 (110-137)

Ballestro, John and Philip Howze. “When a Gift Is Not a Gift: Collection Assessment Using Cost-Benefit Analysis.” Collection Management 30.3 (2003): 49-66.

Hoffert, Barbara. “Who’s Selecting Now?” Library Journal 132 (September 1, 2007): 40-43.

Rosen, Judith and Jim Milliot. “Distribution: So Many Books, So Many Choices.” 253 Publishers Weekly (May 15, 2006): 35-41.

Sandler, Mark. “Collection Development in the Age Day of Google.” Library Resources & Technical Services 50.4 (2006): 239-243.

Recommended:

American Library Association. Fostering Media Diversity in Libraries: Strategies and Actions. 2007. www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/ifissues/fostering_media_dive1.pdf.

October 7

Continue with readings listed for September 30

October 14

Johnson, Ch. 7

Breeding, Marshall. “Opportunity Out of Turmoil.” Library Journal 133 (April 1, 2008): 32-44.

Hoffert, Barbara. “Pushing Circ with E-Service.” Library Journal 133 (February 15, 2008): 36-37.

Kaye, Alan. “Audio Fixation.” Library Journal 133 (May 15, 2008): 34-37.

Latham, Joyce M. “To Link, or Not to Link,” Library Journal Net Connect (Spring 2002): 20-22.

October 21

Johnson, Ch. 9

Continue with readings listed for October 14

October 28

Bengtson, Jonathan. “The Birth of the Universal Library.” Library Journal Net Connect (Spring 2006): 3-6.

Luther, Judy. “The New Era.” Library Journal Net Connect (Spring 2008): 2-4.

Schneider, Karen. “Lots of Librarians Can Keep Stuff Safe.” Library Journal 132 (August 2007): 30-31.

November 4

Johnson, Ch. 5

Attwood, Rebecca. “Libraries Dump 2m Volumes.” The Times Higher Education Supplement. 1820 (2007): 1.

Barkley, Dan. “Disasters--Preparedness and Recovery: An Introduction.” DttP 35 (Fall 2007): 25-26.

Barkley, Dan. “The University of New Mexico, Zimmerman Library Fire.” DttP 35 (Fall 2007): 28-30.

Intner, Sheila. “Weeding, Collection Development, and Preservation.” Technicalities 26 (May/June 2006): 1, 14-18.

Olle-LaJoie, Maureen. “Hurricane Katrina.” DttP 35 (Fall 2007): 35-36.

Sinclair, Gwen. “The Flood at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library.” DttP 35 (Fall 2007): 31-35.

Recommended:

Baker, Nicholson. Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. New York: Random House, 2001.

Cox, Richard, Don’t Fold Up: Responding to Nicholson Baker’s Double Fold (Available on the American Society of Archivists web site: http://www.archivists.org/news/doublefold.asp)

November 11

(No readings – Exam)

November 18

Johnson, Ch. 8

Campbell, Sharon. “To Buy Or To Borrow, That Is The Question.” Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic 16.3 (2006): 35-39.

Dempsey, Lorcan. “Library and the Long Tail: Some Thoughts about Libraries in a Network Age.” D-Lib Magazine 12 (April 2006). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april06/dempsey/04dempsey.html.

Hoffert, Barbara. “The United Way.” Library Journal 131 (May 1, 2006): 38-41.

Kohl, David and Tom Sanville. “More Bang for the Buck: Increasing the Effectiveness of Library Expenditures Through Cooperation.” Library Trends 54 (Winter 2006): 394-410.

November 25

(No Class)

December 2

Asheim, Lester.  “Not Censorship But Selection.”  Wilson Library Bulletin 28 (September 1953): 63-67.  http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/basics/notcensorship.htm.

Columbia University. Copyright Quickguide. (Become familiar with the copyright issues discussed in this section of the web resource). http://www.copyright.columbia.edu/copyright-quick-guide.

Recommended:

American Library Association. Users’ Rights in Copyright: An Interview with Ray Patterson. December 1999. http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/woissues/copyrightb/copyrightarticle/usersrightscopyright.cfm.

December 9

(No readings)