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> > [Original posting on this topic appeared in COLLDV-L no. 2520 and is
> > reproduced below; the response follows it.]
> >
> > From: GARYCYNDI_at_aol.com
> >
> > I am a graduate student, beginning my degree for a master's in library
> > and information science. I am trying to research the historical
> > background/underpinnings of collection development. I have had a difficult
> > time, because my surrounding libraries are small and do not sucscribe to any
> > coll. dev. journals. Can anyone direct me to a specific resource in order to
> > find some history on the subject? Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Cyndi Jarvis
> > Denver, NC
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From: Maryhelen Jones <mjones_at_csf.edu>
>
> Another source that I have recently found containing a succinct history of
> collection development and management is "Shifting Boundaries: Managing Research
> Library Collections at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century" by Joseph J.
> Branin. This was co-published simultaneously in Collection Management (The
> Haworth Press), Vol. 23, No. 4, 1999, pp.1-17; and Cooperative Collection
> Development: Significant Trends and Issues (ed. Donald B. Simpson), The Haworth
> Press, Inc. 1998, pp. 1-17. It contains an excellent end notes section.
>
> Maryhelen Jones
> Director, Fogelson Library
> College of Santa Fe
>
Received on Thu Dec 02 1999 - 10:45:37 EST