Assistant Director of Technical Services Health Sciences Library, LSU Health Shreveport
As technologies advance, values transform, and audiences shift, your collection development philosophy and policy should change to keep pace with and even anticipate these developments. In this interactive session led by Montie’ Dobbins, you’ll learn how to be proactive in the face of change to best serve your users. You’ll explore trends in defining and building a twenty-first-century health sciences collection, understand the important difference between a collection philosophy and a collection policy, and learn about resources and best practices for writing policies and philosophies. Whether you are a novice or experienced collections librarian, you’ll leave the session with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration to write, review, or revise your institution’s collection philosophy and policy statements.
This session was developed by the 2022 Special Program Committee members Ramune K. Kubilius, AHIP, Collection Development / Special Projects Librarian, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine & Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP, FMLA, Director, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.
Learning Objectives:
Describe recent trends in and perspectives on what constitutes a health sciences collection
Explain the difference between a collection philosophy and a collection policy and appreciate the importance of both
Offer justifications for having and updating collections policies and statements
Locate and use resources that can help you develop your library’s philosophy and policy documents
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