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Collection Development and Management in School Libraries

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The term ‘collection development’ refers to the selection and acquisition of resources that make up the information assets in a library. These resources can be in any format and the entire library collection can be made up of a combination of physical, digital or online resources. In their collection development policy, the University of New South Wales defines a collection “as the material, regardless of format that is acquired by the … library.” (University of New South Wales, 2017) Continue reading “Collection Development and Management in School Libraries”