Development of collections (5 cr)

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
- the various stages of work with library collections
- collection evaluation

Materials

Arminen, E., Logren, A., & Sevänen, E. (2020). Kirjallinen elämä markkinaperustaisessa mediayhteiskunnassa. Vastapaino.; Lahtinen, M. (2022). Kirja on pitkä ajatus. Warelia.; Avoimen tieteen artikkelipaketti; Wilén, R. & Kortelainen, T. (2007). Kirjastokokoelmien kehittämisen ja arvioinnin perusteet: Teoria, menetelmät, käytäntö. Yliopistopaino. (käytetään soveltuvin osin); Tuomi, P. (2011). Kirjojen keskellä: Kirjastonhoitaja kaunokirjallisuuden asiantuntijana. Avain. (myös kurssille soveltuvin osin); Reuhkala, I., & Kilpi, T. (2021). Kirjastot ja kaupallisuus. Oppian.; Johnson, P. (2018). Fundamentals of collection development and management. ALA Editions, 2018. ; Saponaro, M. Z. & Evans, G. E. (2019). Collection management basics. Developing library and information center collections (7. uud. p.). Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.; Muu käytettävä materiaali Ilmoitetaan aihekohtaisesti opintojakson edetessä

Teaching methods

Online teaching: online meetings, expert lecture visits, lecture recordings.
Independent study: information acquisition, familiarization with literature and materials, group/pair work (oral and written tasks).

Employer connections

The study course has expert talks from working life and working life-oriented working on collection work.

Exam schedules

No exam.

Student workload

Total workload about 135 t, of which about 10 t of joint online meetings, about 10 t of expert visits, about 10-12 t of course recordings, and the rest independent individual work and group work on course assignments and exercises.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
- 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)

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)

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