Development of collections (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

After the course the student
- will know the basics of the publishing business and the production and distribution network
- has command of the principles and methods for forming and developing collections
- will know how to evaluate collections

Content

- publishing activities and production of publications and distribution networks: book material, magazines, sound recording and image documents, electronic publications
- the various stages of work with library collections
- organizing collections for customer use
- collection quality and evaluation

Materials

- students? own information retrieval
- Wilen, R. &Kortelainen, T. 2007. Kirjastokokoelmien kehittämisen ja arvioinnin perusteet. Yliopistopaino
- Johnson, P. 2014. Fundamentals of collection development and management. ALA. Saatavilla: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/seamkebrary/reader.action?docID=10883696&ppg=1
- Evans, G.E. 2005. Developing library and information center collections. Libraries Unlimited
- other material will be announced at the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

Lectures, supervised and independent exercises, exam, group work

Employer connections

No work placement

Student workload

The student?s workload is 132 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
- has been sufficiently active on the course
- can seek some scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections
- knows some of the evaluation methods

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student
- has been active on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a presentation of publishing and distribution channels and is able to outline the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some targets for development for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different collections

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student
- has been very interactive in group work and on the course
- can seek scientific and professional information for his/her assignments
- can give a good presentation of publishing and distribution channels with a critical point of view
- has a comprehensive view of publishing in the assignments
- is able to outline the changes in the future of publishing
- can explain the stages involved in working with collections and plan some developing targets for a library
- knows the evaluation methods for different kinds of collections

Qualifications

The basics of the library and information field