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Standards collection development in an academic library


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Title:

 Standards collection development in an academic library

Author(s):

Donald Taylor

Journal:

Collection Building

Year:

1999 

Volume:

18 

Issue:

4 

Page:

148 - 152


DOI:

10.1108/01604959910303280

Publisher:

MCB UP Ltd

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Abstract:

A university library should be able to provide access to industrial standards through a properly developed collection policy and an ability to quickly acquire needed standards. The collection should support instruction in the basic curriculum and important areas of research at the university. Collecting beyond the minimum core of standards should be done in consultation with faculty and researchers to ensure that the collection meets users’ needs. Standards can be collected via standing orders with standards organizations, individual selection or through a combination of these two methods. Also a standards document delivery can be set up in order that faculty and engineering students can order standards that the library does not carry.

Keywords:

Academic libraries, Collection development, Engineering, Standards

Article Type:

Case study

References:

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Cited by:

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Article URL:

www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/01604959910303280

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