Developments in the philosophy of collection management: a historical review

Purpose - 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 philosophical and conceptual underpinning of the subject. The paper aims to attempt to explore the developments in t...

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Published in:Collection building 2005-12, Vol.24 (4), p.112-116
Main Author: Ameen, Kanwal
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acquisition and access: development policy, licenses, censorship
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Collection management
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information science and documentation
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Libraries
Library and documentation centre management
Library collections
Library science
Library users
Managerial skills
Philosophy
Sciences and techniques of general use
Theory
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Summary:Purpose - 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 philosophical and conceptual underpinning of the subject. The paper aims to attempt to explore the developments in the theoretical foundations of collection management practices in libraries.Design methodology approach - An extensive review of the available literature was made to synthesise the study. It illustrates the impacts of the developments in civilization, from ancient times to modern, on the collection management services of libraries.Findings - It was found that the philosophy underlying collection management work has expanded through the ages due to various factors.Originality value - The paper provides an overview of social and technological changes on the philosophy of managing collections through the ages.
ISSN:0160-4953
2514-9326
2054-5592
2514-9334
DOI:10.1108/01604950510629264