Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Collection development, written collection development policies, collection measurement and evaluation, the Distributed National Collection, national library and information infrastructure, user evaluation, selection procedure, selection aids, document delivery, alternative forms of publication and access, electronic periodicals, aggregation, consortia, storage and retrieval of collections, weeding, preservation and conservation, censorship. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Made assessments as to the current value of a library collection. Selected material appropriate to the needs of a particular user group. Developed and managed a collection of printed and electronic material held by a library or information centre. Considered that particular collection in the context of national and international collections. Used emerging information techniques in order to supplement locally held collections. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescibed references. |
Unit Texts: | Evans, G.K. (2000), Developing Library and Information Centre Collections. Englewood, Libraries Unlimited. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Collection policy 30%, Essay 30%, Exam 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment |
Field of Education: | 91301 Librarianship and Information Management | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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