CDL-Assessment for Collection Development

From: Lynn Sipe <lsipe_at_usc.edu>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 09:48:21 -0700
To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
From: "Matthew R. Marsteller" <matthewm_at_andrew.cmu.edu>

If you were lead or participate in a discussion group that focused on 
assessment as it relates to collection development, what kind of topics 
would you like to address or be addressed?  I'm going to be leading a 
discussion group of this sort for a local ACRL chapter meeting and I'd be 
very appreciative if you could share your ideas for topics.  Some of mine are:

Internet based tools to use when your institution doesn't purchase the 
analytical tools from OCLC (ACAS or iCAS).  [example using library catalogs 
or WorldCat to compare your institution with chosen benchmarks]

Spreadsheets for journal collection assessment - although this is usually 
for 'collection trimming' not 'collection development'.

ACAS or iCAS experience.

Recently produced core collection lists.

Many thanks in advance for any ideas.

Matt

Matthew R. Marsteller
Physics and Math Librarian
Engineering and Science Library
4400 Wean Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA  15213

Phone:  412-268-7212
E-Mail:  matthewm_at_andrew.cmu.edu
http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~matthewm/mrmwork.html
Received on Tue May 27 2003 - 11:36:31 EDT