Collection Development and Management Flashcards

Which of the following best describes an 'evidence-based acquisition' model for e-books?

Answer: Providing discovery access and then purchasing titles with demonstrated usage

Evidence-based acquisition gives patrons access to a broad pool of titles and purchases those that evidence shows are actually used.

A librarian is comparing 'perpetual access' versus 'subscription' licensing for electronic resources. The key advantage of perpetual access is:

Answer: Retention of access to licensed content if the subscription ends

Perpetual access licenses allow the library to retain access to content for the years it was licensed, even after canceling the subscription.

Which standard bibliographic tool is most commonly used by academic librarians to verify and select scholarly monographs?

Answer: CHOICE Reviews

CHOICE Reviews (published by ACRL) provides expert evaluations of academic books intended for undergraduate library collections.

A library's materials budget is cut by 20%. The collection development librarian should FIRST:

Answer: Review expenditures and prioritize based on usage data and community need

Budget reductions require a data-informed prioritization of spending, not blanket cancellations or freezes.

The practice of 'floating collections' in a public library system is best described as:

Answer: Allowing returned items to remain at the branch where they are returned

Floating collections allow materials to stay at the branch where they are returned rather than being routed back to their owning location.

Under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act, the 'fair use' doctrine allows libraries to:

Answer: Use portions of copyrighted works without permission in certain limited contexts

Fair use permits limited use of copyrighted material without permission, assessed through a four-factor balancing test.

A librarian reviews a subject area and finds that 70% of the collection has not circulated in five years. The MOST appropriate conclusion is that:

Answer: The subject area may be a strong candidate for significant weeding

Very low circulation in a subject area over multiple years is a strong indicator that the collection may need weeding and reconsidering.