Collection Management
PostgraduateCUR-INFM2102023
Course information for 2023 intake
Rummage through the policies and issues affecting the collections management field.Describe the methodologies used to measure collections. Learn about document delivery. Round up alternative ways you can help users find the information they need.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Collection Management
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- articulate the importance of collection development in the context of Australian library and information services
- apply and evaluate quantitative and qualitative methodologies to evaluate collections
- select and assess appropriate material for addition to particular collections
- communicate and interpret major current issues affecting the development and management of library collections.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Collection development: written collection development policies, collection measurement and evaluation, cooperative collecting, selection procedure, selection aids, document delivery, electronic periodicals, aggregation, licensing, consortia, open access archives, collection storage, weeding, preservation and conservation, and censorship.
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
CUR-LIS230-Collection Management (no longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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