COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA LIBRARY (UBL)

Authors

  • Fombad Madeleine Librarian, DaySpring English Medium School Gaborone, Botswana
  • Mutula Stephen M. Senior Lecturer, Department of Library and Information Studies University of Botswana, P.O P/Bag 0022 Gaborone, Botswana

Keywords:

Collection development policy, Collection development, Collection evaluation, Collection maintenance, Collection preservation, Book budgets, Botswana, Africa

Abstract

The paper discusses collection development practices at the University of Botswana Library that are largely influenced by subject librarians as the drivers of the collection development policy. The paper looks at the challenges facing the library’s collection development practices especially in relation to falling book budgets, proliferation of electronic materials, difficulties of dealing with faculty, poor book trade infrastructure, delays in the delivery of ordered books, and problems of evaluation of materials. The paper highlights strategies that the library is employing to deal with the challenges. 

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Published

01-07-2003

How to Cite

Madeleine, F., & Stephen M., M. (2003). COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA LIBRARY (UBL). Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science, 8(1), 1–12. Retrieved from https://jupidi.um.edu.my/index.php/MJLIS/article/view/6846

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2003): MJLIS, VOL. 8, NO. 1, 2003

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