Collection development in academic libraries: a Brazilian library’s experience
Diva Andrade
(Librarian, Head of the Section of Acquisitions and Exchange of the Service of Libraries and Documentation of The Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Waldomiro Vergueiro
(Professor in the Department of Librarianship and Documentation, School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a visiting researcher in the Department of Information and Library Studies, Loughborough University, UK)
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Abstract
Discusses collection development in academic libraries, using the practices of a Brazilian academic library as an example. Outlines several theoretical models for collection development provided by professional literature and chooses Evans’s model as a tool for the study. Concludes that the model is adequate for use in libraries in developing countries.
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Citation
Andrade, D. and Vergueiro, W. (1996), "Collection development in academic libraries: a Brazilian library’s experience", New Library World, Vol. 97 No. 4, pp. 15-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809610120171
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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