Collection Building: Volume 24 Issue 4

Developments in the philosophy of collection management: a historical review

Kanwal Ameen

The literature on collection development largely discusses all kinds of managerial and practical issues. There appears to be a noteworthy gap in LIS literature regarding the…

Developing library classroom children's collections in English for a Catalunyan private school

Roxanne Myers Spencer

Seeks to present a case study of librarians developing recommendations for a small collection of children's literature in English to support primary grades' English‐language…

Expanding a collection to reflect diverse user populations

Jessica Schomberg, Michelle Grace

To include multicultural/multilingual materials in academic library collections to reflect the heritage of native‐born, naturalized and international students.

Service learning: a guide to selected resources

Barbara F.H. Allen

Service learning has become an important teaching methodology in many American schools, colleges, and universities. Libraries will thus want to add resources to their collections…

The digital divide in Latin America: a case study

Irene L. de Munster

Sets out to discuss the concept of the digital divide and its impact in Latin American libraries.