Collections’ Development

Course Main Objective

This course aims to make students acquire skill of selecting and developing acquisitions and identifying methods and general policies of adequate selection. Student will be able to discuss the tools, processes and scope of cooperation in order to develop acquisitions in the traditional and electronic information institutions and will further utilize standards and conditions of accepting any materials coming to library through dedication and exchange and to what extent such materials may achieve regarding integration and support to the current library collections.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Interpret the essence and forms of acquisitions and further methods and general policies of adequate selection.
• 2. Skills
• 2.1Explain the tools, processes and scope of cooperation in order to develop acquisitions in the traditional and electronic information institutions.
• 2.2 Employ information technology in discussions.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Communicate effectively and bear responsibility during discussions.

Course Content:

• Library acquisitions: the concept, forms, importance.
• Methods of assessing library materials for selection.
• Library material selection: policies and general principles thereof.
• Facilities and utilities of the process of selection.
• Process of developing acquisitions.
• Files of acquisition section: preparation and management
• Methods of library acquisitions development.
• Storage and maintenance of collections. 
• Cooperation in field of developing library collections.
• Collections’ development in digital environment.

Textbook (s) 

Primary Sources:

Abdel Hafez, M.J.S., Hanandah, J. (2020). Library Collections’ Development. Amman: Dar Douroob.
Al-Taueb, Z. (2017). Development of Electronic Collections in University Libraries: Basics, Steps, Criteria. Algeria: Alpha Publishing

Secondary Sources:

Abdel Moneim, Ghada.M. (2015). Acquisition Policy in Libraries and Centers of Learning Resources. Cairo: Tyba for publishing and distribution

Course ID: LIBR205