Revitalizing a foreign literature collection

Abstract

Locating guidance for developing foreign language collections in academic libraries can be difficult. The author reviews strategies for applying the available advice to Spanish‐language literature collections, including trips to international book fairs, creating approval plans, and establishing lines of communication with faculty and students. While the availability of traditional development tools has diminished, new online resources have developed. A selected list of online resources is included. The article concludes by urging the incorporation of foreign language collections into the new formations developing in contemporary academic libraries, including digital libraries, links to digitization projects in other countries, full‐text CD‐ROMs, DVD video formats, and electronic text centers.

Citation

Astroff, R.J. (2001), "Revitalizing a foreign literature collection", Collection Building, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604950110366675