520 Managing Library Collections & Services
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
School of Information Studies
L&I SCI 520 – Managing Library Collections & Services
SYLLABUS
Spring 2017 Onsite
Instructor: Catherine Hansen Location: NWQ 3483
E-mail: Phone: Office: 414-229-3304
Office Hours: Before or after class or by appointment Cell: 414-687-3394
Skype/Tinychat available
Meeting Time & Place: Tuesdays 9:30am-12:10pm. NWQ 6590.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Overview of the theory and practice of collection management for
print and electronic resources, including selection tools and criteria, methods of acquisition,
evaluation of collections, deselection (weeding) strategies, preservation and other collection
management and development topics. 3 credits.
PREREQUISITES: 501 Foundations of Library and Information Science
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
· Understand basic issues in contemporary collection development and management in order to apply theory to practice
· Examine and critique collection development plans and discover how libraries approach planning.
· Gain hands-on experience in analyzing a collection and developing recommended purchases.
· Become familiar with intellectual freedom and intellectual property issues with respect to collection development including the management of information in electronic format.
· Through subscription to an acquisitions listserv discover some of the issues facing practicing collection development specialists.
COMPETENCIES:
· Concepts and issues related to the lifecycle of recorded knowledge and information, from creation through various stages of use to disposition.
· Concepts, issues, and methods related to the acquisition and disposition of resources, including evaluation, selection, purchasing, processing, storing, and deselection.
· Concepts, issues, and methods related to the management of various collections.
· Concepts, issues, and methods related to the maintenance of collections, including preservation and conservation
520 Managing Library Collections & Services
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METHOD: Lecture/Discussion
Students with special test and note-taking needs should contact the instructor as early as possible for accommodations.
TEXTS:
REQUIRED:G. Edward Evans (2012). Collection Management Basics. 6th edition, Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
Houghton, P.M. (2009). APA The Easy Way! (Updated for APA 6th Edition). Baker College. ISBN-13: 978-0923568962
Class Evaluation:
Practical exercises (See d2l for instructions) 20 pts.
1.Collection Development Policy comparison (Feb 9) 5 pts.
2. Electronic Licensing (April 12) 15 pts.
Collection management project: 30 pts.
1. Collection overview (March 1) 10 pts.
3. Evaluation, Weeding and Selection (April 19) 20 pts
See D2L Content for individual assignment explanations
Question/response paper s (2/16;3/22;4/5;4/26) 20 pts.
Presentation (May 3) 10 pts.
Class attendance/discussion participation 20 pts.
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Class Question/Response papers (20 pts.)
You are required to write 4 short (2-3 pages) responses to 4 discussion questions of your choosing. You must use the assigned readings and other outside sources in your responses. Don’t forget to answer the question! This is not a review of the readings, it’s an opinion piece using the readings or other outside sources to support your answer to the question. Put a copy in the dropbox as well as the discussion area.
For Question Response 1 you can answer Question 1, 2, 3, or 4. Due Feb. 16 by 9:30am
For Question Response 2 you can answer Question 5, 6, 7, or 8. Due March 22 by 9:30am
For Question Response 3 you can answer Question 9, 10a, or 10b. Due April 5 by 9:30am
For Question Response 4 you can answer Question 11, 12, or 13. Due April 26 by 9:30am
Presentation (10 pts.)
Everyone will be responsible for one 7 - 10 minute presentation. You are allowed 20 PowerPoint slides.
Class attendance/discussion (20 pts.)
Attendance and active participation in class activities is required.
Assignment format: All papers submitted in this class must follow APA citation format. Please use a cover page for all assignments. Abstracts are not necessary.
Helpful Resources for Collection Management Project:
Segal, Joseph (1980). Evaluating and weeding collections in small and medium-sized public libraries: the CREW method. Chicago: ALA.
Larson, Jeanette (2008). CREW : a weeding manual for modern libraries. Austin: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. See https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf
Slote, Stanley J. (1997). Weeding library collections: library weeding methods, 4th Edition, Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
WEEK / TOPICS / READINGS:Jan 24
Week 1 / Overview:
● Intros
● Discussion of requirements
● Lecture: The Development of Collection Development / Evans, Chapter 1 and 2
Lee, H.L. (2000). What is a Collection? Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS) 15(12): 1106-1113.
Horava, T. (2010). Challenges and possibilities for collection management in a digital age. Library Resources & Technical Services 54(3), 142-152.
PowerPoint slides: Development of collection development
Discussion Question: Have digital resources and the Internet altered the definitionof a collection? What are the main issues affecting collection management because of them?
Jan 31
Week 2 / The Politics of Collection Development:
● Collections
● Collection policies / Evans, Chapter 3
Bodi, S. & Maier-O’Shea, K. (2005). The library of Babel: Making sense of collection management in a postmodern world. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 31 (2): 143-150.
Budd, J. (2006). Politics and public library collections. Progressive Librarian (28): 78-86
Ebsco Publishing Core Collections Selection Process and Policy http://www.ebscohost.com/promoMaterials/Fiction_Core_Collections_Selection_Process_Addendum_120114.pdf
Hoffert, B. (2008, September 1). Immigrant nations: How public libraries select materials for a growing population whose first language is not English. Library Journal, 133(14): 34-36
PowerPoint slides: Politics of collection development
Discussion question: In what ways does collection development reflect the dominant political and social issues of the time?
Feb 7
Week 3 / Organization of Collection Development in Libraries:
● Department organization, staffing
Comparison of Coll. Devel. Policies due by 9:30am / Johnson, Chapter 2
Sandler, M. (2006). Collection Development in the (Age) Day of Google. LRTS 50 (4), 239-243.
Koehn, S.L. & Hawamdeh, S. (2010). The acquisition and management of electronic resources: Can use justify cost? The Library Quarterly 80(2), 161-174.
PowerPoint slides: Organization of collection development
Discussion question:How has the job of collection management changed with the switch from analog to digital collections?
Feb. 14
Week 4 / The Selection Process:
● Theory
● Needs assessment tools
● Gifts
● Book reviews and the small press
QR Paper 1 due by 9:30am / Evans, Chapter 4 Johnson, Chapter 3
Serebnick, J. (1992). Selection and holdings of small publishers’ books in OCLC libraries: A study of the influence of reviews, publishers, and vendors. Library Quarterly, 62, 259-294.
Rawlinson, N. (1981). Give ‘em what they want. Library Journal, 6(November 15, 1981), 2189-2190.
Bob, M. C. (1982). The case for quality book selection. Library Journal, 107 (September 15, 1982), 1707-1710.
Sullivan, K. (2004). Beyond cookie-cutter selection. Library Journal, Jun 15. Vol. 129, Iss. 11; p. 44 (3 pages)
List of English-language small presses. Wikipedia.
PowerPoint slides: CD Policies and the Selection Process
Discussion question: What role should the librarian play in the selection process: respond to community demands or ensure access to the broadest choice of materials regardless of demand?
Feb. 21
Week 5 / Acquisitions:
Distributors
Vendors / Evans, Chapter 5
Orkiszewski, Paul (2005). A comparative study of Amazon.com as a library book and media vendor. Library Resources & Technical Services 49 (3): 204-209.
Pan, D. (2012). Managing Electronic Resources. R.O. Weir(Ed.). Chicago: ALA Techsource. (Chapter 3)
Nixon, J., Freeman, R., & Ward, S. (2010). Patron-driven acquisitions: A introduction and literature review. Collection Management 35(3-4), 119-124.
Discussion question: What are the differences between a firm order, a standing order, approval plan and a blanket order? Give an example of when a large university library would use each of these? When would each be appropriate in a small public library?
Feb 28
Week 6 / Libraries and Publishers:
E-books
Collection Overview due by 9:30am / Kaplan, E. (Ed.). (2012). Building and managing E-book collections. Chicago: Neal-Schuman. Chapters 1,2,3 (they’re short, really!)
Surowiecki, J. (2013). E-book vs. P-book. http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2013/07/29/130729ta_talk_surowiecki
Houghton, S. (2012). I’m breaking up with eBooks (and you can too). Librarian in Black. http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/2012/08/ebookssuckitude.html
Discussion question: How is the traditional publishing pattern being challenged? How do these challenges affect libraries? Library users?
Mar 7
Week 7 / The Deselection Process:
● Weeding
● Storage
● Preservation / Evans, Chapter 6 (148-155)
Bushing, M. and Peterson, E. (1995). Weeding academic libraries: Theory into practice. Advances in Collection Development and Resource Management 1: 61-78.
Banks, J. Weeding book collections in the age of the Internet. Collection Building Vol. 21, No. 3 2002
Klopfer, K. Weed it! accessed August 12, 200610:30am
http://www.wmrls.org/services/colldev/weed_it.html
Crosetto, A. (2012). Weeding ebooks. No shelf required. S. Polenka, ed. Chicago: ALA
Powerpoint slides: The Deselection Process
Discussion question:What is the best approach to weeding: making decisions based on use or intrinsic value?
Mar 14
Week 8 / Collection Analysis and Evaluation
● Case studies- collection evaluation
QR Paper 2 due by 9:30am / Evans, Chapter 6 (pp. 133-148)
Agee, J. (2005). Collection evaluation: A foundation for collection development. Collection Building 24 (3), 92-95.
Lyons, L. E. (2005). A critical examination of the assessment analysis capabilities of OCLC ACAS. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 31 (6), 506-516.
Hahn, K. L., & Faulkner, L. A. (2002). Evaluative usage-based metrics for the selection of e-journals. College & Research Libraries, 63 (3), 215-227.
Collection Assessment & Mapping, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/collass.aspx
Powerpoint slides: Collection Analysis and Evaluation
Discussion Question: What are the reasons to evaluate a collection and what are the basic evaluation methods currently in use by libraries?
Mar 21
Week 9 / Spring Break / Spring Break
Mar 28
Week 10 / Preservation/Special Collections
QR Paper 2 due by 9:30am / Evans, Chapter 10
Daigle, B. (2012). The digital transformation of special collections.Journal Of Library Administration,52(3/4), 244-264.
Glazer, G. (2011).Digitizing Hidden Collections in Public Libraries.OITP Perspectives, 1, 1-10.
RUSA Guidelines for Establishing Local History Collections. (2012).Reference & User Services Quarterly,52(1), 59-60.
Discussion question: Are special collections needed, and will digitization reduce or eliminate this need?
April 4
Week 11 / The Information Industry
How to define “Information Industry”? / Evans, Chapter 8
Carlson, A. and Pope, B.M. (2009). The "Big Deal": A survey of how libraries are responding and what the alternatives are. The Serials Librarian, 57, 380-398. doi:10.1080/03615260903206861
Collins, T. (2012). The Current Budget Environment and Its Impact on
Libraries, Publishers and Vendors. Journal Of Library
Administration, 52(1), 18-35.
Dempsey, L. (2006). Libraries and the long tail: Some thoughts about libraries in a network age. D-Lib Magazine, 12 (4). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april06/dempsey/04dempsey.html
Powerpoint slides: The information industry; Libraries and Publishers
Discussion question: How is access to diverse materials in libraries being threatened by the convergence of the publishing and entertainment industries? What can be done to ensure access?
Apr 11
Week 12 / Serials Management:
● Print journals
● E-journals
● Scholarly communication
● Electronic licensing
QR Paper 3 due by 9:30am / Review Chapter 8 Evans p. 186-193
Walters, W. H. (2004). Criteria for replacing print journals with online journal resources: The importance of sustainable access. Library Resources & Technical Services 48 (4): 300-304.
Hanson, M. & Heidenwolf, T. (2010). Making the right choices: pay-per-view use data and selection decisions. College & Research Library News, 71(11), 586-588.
Bosch, S. (2005). Using model licenses. Journal of Library Administration 42 (3/4): 65-
Theodorou, R. (2010). OA repositories: the researchers’ point of view. Journal of Electronic Publishing 13(3).
Watch “Effective subscription management and alternatives” video (posted on d2l; 1 hour 2 min.)
Familiarize yourself with SPARC: http://www.arl.org/sparc/
Powerpoint slides: Serials Management
Discussion question a: Under what circumstances should
libraries acquire a print journal title only, an online journal
title only, or both?
Discussion question b: What role should academic
libraries play in making the scholarly output of their faculty
accessible?
Apr 18
Week 13 / Electronic Resources:
Digital collections
Management of electronic resources
Web archiving initiatives
Electronic Licensing Paper due by 9:30am / Evans, Chapter 9
O'Brien, D., Gasser, U. and Palfrey, J. (July 1, 2012). E-Books in
Libraries: A Briefing Document Developed in Preparation for a Workshop on E-Lending in Libraries
Surowiecki, J. (2013). E-Book vs. P-Book. New Yorker, 89(22),23
Web archiving. Wikipedia.
Dunn,K., & Szydlowski,N. (2009). Web archiving for the rest of us: How to collect and manage websites using free and easy software. Computers in Libraries, 29(8), 12-14.
Glazer, G. (2011). Digitizing hidden collections in public libraries. OITP Perspectives, 1, 1-10.
Powerpoint slides: Digital and Electronic Resources
Discussion Question: Collection Management librarians must balance library policy, patron information need, and finite financial resources. Do digital formats (ebooks and other downloadable media as well as archived web resources) help or harm the library's efforts to meet needs within a limited budget?
Apr 25
Week 14 / Intellectual Freedom and Copyright:
● ALA policies
● Copyright and DMCA
● Video: Freedom of Expression
Evaluation, Weeding & Selection Paper due by 9:30am / Evans, Chapters 11 and 12
Asheim, L. (1953). Not censorship but selection. http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/basics/notcensorship.cfm
Vaidhyanathan, S. Copyright as Cudgel, Chronicle of Higher Education
Wiegand, S. A. (1996). Reality bites: The collision of rhetoric, rights, and reality and the Library Bill of Rights. Library Trends, 45, 75-86.
Watch 2 videos: Copyright Basics (aprox. 7 min) http://learn.copyright.com/page.aspx?QS=773ed3059447707d329d
70250963fa772c9614113a1a9c3d181ffaedc54972c2 and
Freedom of Expression (on D2L; 52 min)
Powerpoint slides: Intellectual Freedom & Copyright
Discussion question: To what extent does the Library Bill of Rights ensure impartial selection by librarians?
May 2
Week 15 / Cooperative Collection Management
QR Paper 4 due by 9:30am / Evans, Chapter 7; Johnson, Chapter 8
Hiremath, U. (2001). Electronic consortia: resource sharing in the digital age. Collection Building 20 (1), 80-87.
Review: Consort Colleges (http://www.ohio5.org/default.html) and Triangle Research Libraries Network: (http://www.trln.org/)
Discussion question: In planning for resource sharing/cooperation, what are some of the major considerations? Do the considerations differ between a public library and a university library?
May 9
Week / Presentation due
ASSIGNMENTS: