Original posting is in the archives:
http://www.infomotions.com/serials/colldv-l/archive/2007/200701/0017.html
==#1==
From:
Lori Schwabenbauer <lschwaben_at_holyfamily.edu>
I don't know of a formula, Katheryn, but I can tell you that when I buy
political books I always try to buy at least two - one from each side!
If whoever purchases your Poli Sci materials keeps a principle like that
in mind, your collection should be fairly balanced - with of course some
additions from minority viewpoints such as libertarian, Green Party,
etc.
Lori
Lori A. Schwabenbauer, MSLS
Director of Library Services
Holy Family University
9801 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19114
267-341-3314 / fax 215-632-8067
Lschwaben_at_holyfamily.edu
http://www.holyfamily.edu/library/
==#2==
From:
"Streby, Paul" <pgstreby_at_umflint.edu>
The director at my library wrote the article cited below on this topic
a few years back. He examined possible political bias in serials
holdings by U.S. academic libraries. The details of his method and
what he measured are dated in the electronic age, but the general
concepts may shed some light on the question. Among other things, the
article includes lists of opinion journals of the left and right whose
availability or lack thereof could show bias in a collection.
Houbeck, Robert L., Jr. "Locked in Conversation: The College Library
Collection and the Pluralist Society." Journal of Library
Administration 17:2 (1992), pp. 99-131
Paul Streby
Collection Development Librarian & Webmaster
Frances Willson Thompson Library
University of Michigan-Flint
(810) 762-3413
pgstreby_at_umflint.edu
http://spruce.flint.umich.edu/~pgstreby/
==#3==
Received on Fri Jan 26 2007 - 02:07:39 EST