Information Resources & Collection Management Flashcards
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Which concept describes a library's strategy of relying on access to materials held elsewhere rather than building local ownership of low-use resources?
Answer: Access versus ownership model
The access-versus-ownership model shifts emphasis from owning physical items to ensuring patrons can access materials through ILL, document delivery, or licensed databases.
A librarian is reviewing approval plan slips from a vendor. What is the primary benefit of an approval plan in academic library acquisitions?
Answer: It automates the receipt of new titles matching a pre-set subject and format profile, reducing selector workload
Approval plans streamline acquisitions by automatically sending (or notifying of) new publications that match the library's subject, publisher, and format parameters.
Which ALA policy document provides guidance to libraries on resisting external pressure to remove materials from their collections?
Answer: Library Bill of Rights
The Library Bill of Rights affirms that library collections should not be subject to censorship and that materials should not be removed due to partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
In collection assessment, what does 'overlap analysis' measure?
Answer: The percentage of a database's content duplicated in another library's holdings or subscriptions
Overlap analysis identifies the extent to which two or more databases or collections contain the same titles, helping libraries avoid redundant expenditure.
A hospital library must evaluate whether to keep a nursing procedures manual published in 2014. Which CREW weeding criterion is most applicable?
Answer: The content may be factually misleading or dangerous given advances in clinical practice
In health sciences collections, outdated clinical information poses patient safety risks, making factual obsolescence the most critical weeding criterion.
Which preservation strategy creates an exact bit-for-bit copy of a digital file including all original characteristics, without any format conversion?
Answer: Replication
Replication (also called bit-stream copying or data replication) creates identical copies of digital files to protect against media failure, without altering content or format.
A collection development librarian is applying the Conspectus method to assess a subject area. What does a 'collection level 3' rating indicate?
Answer: The library supports advanced undergraduate and basic graduate study with substantial holdings
Conspectus level 3 (Study or Instructional Support Level) indicates holdings adequate to support advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate coursework but not doctoral research.