<p>Lecture, three and one half hours. Background of publishing and book trade from digital to antiquarian pertinent to development of collections in public, school, academic, and special libraries. Theory and practice of collection development and management, including evaluation of library user needs and assessments of collections. Organization and administration of acquisition and collection development departments. Letter grading.</p>

Information Studies

The school engages in fundamental work on what matters most in education and information studies in the 21st century: the discovery and application of usable knowledge at the crossroads of policy and practice.

School of Education and Information Studies

The principal goal of research and practice in information studies is to support the making of culture and community in an increasingly pluralist, globalizing world.

General Catalog

Library Collection Development

INF STD 430

4 units