1. ALA course: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Tolkyn Jangulova,
Head of Digital center at NU Library

2. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
The phrase collection development came into wide use in the late 1960s to replace selection as a more encompassing term reflecting the thoughtful process of developing a library collection in response to institutional priorities and community or user needs and interests.
In the 1980s, the term collection management  was proposed as an umbrella term under collection development.
It was intended to include collection development (building collections) and the decisions that are made about collections once they are acquired or selected for access—serials cancellations, storage, replacement, preservation, etc. In practice, collection development and collection management are used synonymously or together to describe a suite of responsibilities.

3. The goal of collection development
Michael Gabriel stated that collection development and management is:
“the process of systematically building library collections to serve the study, teaching, research, recreational, and other needs of library users”.
Michael R. Gabriel, Collection Development and Evaluation: A Sourcebook (Landham, Md.: Scarecrow, 1995), 3.

4. Who is the main responsible for developing the library collection?

5. Do you know…?
How do you think where an when the Subject specialist positions first developed?

6. In Germany In the 1800s Answer is:
J. Periam Danton, “The Subject Specialist in National and University Libraries with Special Reference to Book Selection,” Libri 17 (1967):

7. WHAT ARE TYPICAL POSITION TITLES?
· Selector · Bibliographer · Collection Librarian · Subject Specialist · Subject Liaison · Collection Developer · Collection Development Librarian · Acquisitions Librarian · Collection Curator · Collection Manager · Collection Development Librarian · Outreach Librarian

8. SKILLS AND COMPENTENCIES
Ability to control information bibliographically
Ability to understand the user community or communities
Skills in assessment and evaluation techniques
Knowledge of the publishing industry and vendor services
Knowledge of grant writing and grant administration

9. A SUITE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
MAKING CHOICES!
John Guscott has written that
“ the future is shaped by the choices we make today!”

10. A SUITE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Selecting
Budgeting
Planning and organizing
Communicating and reporting

11. A SUITE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Selecting:
Selecting current materials in one or more formats for acquisition and access
Selecting access methods for digital resources
Deciding upon retrospective materials for acquisition an and access
Choosing which gift materials to accept
Selecting materials to withdraw, store, preserve, digitize, and cancel.

12. A SUITE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Budgeting:
Requesting and justifying budget allocations
Managing budgets
Working with donors and potential donors of in- kind and cash gifts 
Writing grant proposals and managing grants

13. A SUITE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning and organizing:
Coordinating collection development and management activities with others within the library
Monitoring and reviewing approval plans
Monitoring and reviewing exchange agreements 
Evaluating and assessing collections and related services
Engaging in cooperative collection development and management
Writing and revising collection development policies

14. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Collection development policies or collection development statements are formal, official, written documents that serve to maintain strengths in a collection and to correct weaknesses.

15. As a source of information, collection policies include:
Establish collection priorities
Describe the current collection
Assist with budgeting by identifying goals and priorities
Educate and train librarians
Measure progress toward stated goals
Match the collection to the library’s mission
Support collaborative collection development and management

16. REMEMBER!
The most important aspect of a collection policy is that, while formal and official, it is a living document.
It should not be created and then forgotten.
It should serve as the plan for developing and managing a collection.
The briefer policy is, the more effective and useful it will be!

17. COLLECTION ANALYSIS
Collection analysis provides information about the library’s collection and its use.
сollection-based measures look at:
Collection size
Collection growth
Collection condition

18. Collection-based techniques and methods include:
Using standards and formulas
Checking the lists, catalogs, bibliographies
Using commercial tools, such as 
WorldCat Collection Analysis
Bowker’s Book Analysis System
Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System 

19. Reference and User Services Association - RUSA, a division of ALA
Guidelines for Liaison Work in Managing Collections and Services:
5.3 Liaison activities
5.3.1 Involve clientele in collection management as much as possible, in order to ensure that the materials satisfy the clients' needs and that the clients are aware of the materials and services available to them.

20. References:
1Bonita Bryant, “The Organizatio Structure of Collection Development,” Library Resources & Technical Services 31 (1987):
2Michael R. Gabriel, Collection Development and Evaluation: A Sourcebook (Landham, Md.: Scarecrow, 1995), 3.
3John Guscott, “On Not Getting Blind-Sided Again: Solution: Scanning Present Indicators to Foresee Future Needs and Dangers," in ed., Marylaine Block, , Net Effects: How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Consequences of the Internet (Medford, N.J.: Information Today, 2003).
4J. Periam Danton, “The Subject Specialist in National and University Libraries with Special Reference to Book Selection,” Libri 17 (1967):
5George I. Soete, "Training for Success: Integrating the New Bibliographer into the Library,” in Recruiting, Educating, and Training Librarians for Collection Development, ed. Peggy Johnson and Sheila S. Intner, (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1994).
6John M. Budd and Patricia L. Bril, “Education for Collection Management: Results of a Survey of Educators and Practitioners,” Library Resources & Technical Services 38, no. 4 (Oct. 1994):

21. Thank you!