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Article Name :
LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DIGITAL ERA
Author Name :
MADHURI GANGAL AND SATYA PRAKASH SINGH
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
ISRJ-126
Article URL :
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Abstract :
Collection development is a process of systematically building library collections to serve study, teaching, research, recreational, and other needs of library users. It primarily includes acquisition, selection, and evaluation, preservation of materials or books or journals etc after assessing user needs. The paper defines collection development and outlines the policies and process. With the advent of Internet and the digital era, there has been shift from hard copy formats to digital formats. Hence the collection development policy has been modified to include the digital content in a collection. The cost of technology and distribution of digital content also has to be considered. Open Access is the new phenomenon in this digital era wherein digital material is available freely.
Keywords :
  • digital collection development
  • open access initiatives (oai)
  • collection development
  • digital resources
  • open access
  • digital library