A review (based on information presented in Acquisitions, Collection Development, and Collection Use: A Handbook for Library Management) of the quantitative research on Collection Development published in 33 core North American library journals during the period 1960 through 1983, identified 195 articles. Investigation of these articles showed that most of what is known about library collection development is derived from research undertaken in academic libraries and/or on academic library patrons, that the CD research falls into 28 topical areas, of which only a handful have received serious research attention, that generalizing to other library situations, from academic library research findings can be a dubious proposition, and that quantitative research can be helpful in refuting errors in the conventional wisdom as well as in leading to a more complex and useful understanding of important library issues.

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Alissa Matheny Helms, Jody DeRidder · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) · 2016

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Justina O. Osa · The Acquisitions Librarian · 2003

SUMMARY This article attempts to touch on very practical aspects of developing and maintaining instructional materials for the curriculum materials center. The main focus of the article is a description of the many activities and issues the instructional materials librarian has to attend to as he/she builds and manages collections that support teacher education programs. The author presents a brief discussion of basic activities the librarian undertakes before selecting instructional materials, while selecting the materials, and after the materials are acquired. The article also includes a short description of the different types of instructional materials that are often selected for the curriculum materials center.

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