How to Build a High-quality Library Collection in a Multi-format Environment: Centralized Selection at University of Wyoming Libraries

Publication Date

2016

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

University Libraries

Keywords

Academic libraries, Centralized selection, Collection development, Collection management, Electronic resources management, Job descriptions, Library administration, Library management, Library reorganization

Abstract

In recent decades, the composition of academic library collections has shifted toward electronic formats, resulting in a more complicated publication landscape to be navigated by selectors. Additionally, the workload of public services librarians has become more weighted toward instruction and research support, putting more pressure on the time of liaison librarians tasked with collection development responsibilities. These shifts have prompted academic institutions, including University of Wyoming Libraries, to consider a restructuring of collection development responsibilities. This article describes the evolution and implementation of a centralized model of selection at UW Libraries.

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