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UKeiG Course: Virtual Rules OK? Developing a Policy for the Digital
Collection
to be held at
The John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester Wednesday,
28th March, 2007, 9.30 - 16.30
Course outline
One of the greatest responsibilities librarians have is that of
developing and managing a pertinent and dynamic collection - indeed, it
may be one of the fundamental arts of the librarian. Collection
management comprises a series of complex activities and procedures which
now encompass the virtual collection as well as the physical collection.
These activities include selection, evaluation, acquisition, collection
evaluation and review, preservation and promotion.
If such activities are to be undertaken in a coherent and consistent
fashion, one of the requirements is that the librarian establishes and
administers a pragmatic written collection development policy (CDP). In
North American and Australasia, libraries have, for several decades,
been creating and using such policy statements. Increasingly, the CDP
has been developed to cover the range of issues surrounding e-resource
provision, and there is debate as to whether these issues should be
encapsulated within a general CDP or dealt with in a separate document.
Within the UK, the development of CDPs has been slower, although the
advent of the digital library has given considerable impetus to the
creation of policy documents.
The overarching aim of the workshop is to enable you to formulate or
revaluate and implement a CDP for e-resources for your library. By the
end of the workshop you should:
* Understand the nature and content of a CDP
* Be aware of the policy issues surrounding e-resources
* Appreciate the value and uses of a CDP
* Understand the issues surrounding the implementation and
administration of the policy
* Know how to promote the policy within your institution or authority
The workshop will involve practical work. In addition to talks and
demonstrations from the workshop leaders, you will be undertaking small
group exercises of different kinds.
If your library already has a CDP, then you are encouraged to bring a
copy to the workshop.
Course Presenters: Ray Lonsdale and Chris Armstrong
Ray Lonsdale is a Reader in Information Studies at the University of
Wales, Aberystwyth. For the past 20 years, he has been responsible for
delivering training courses to the different sectors of the profession,
both nationally and internationally, in collection management, schools
and children's librarianship, and electronic resource provision.
Chris Armstrong runs his own consultancy, research and training company,
Information Automation Limited, and has been associated with UKeiG for
many years. He lectures in the Departments of Information Studies in
Aberystwyth, and speaks at conferences and offers training courses both
in the UK and overseas. He is an expert on electronic resources,
including e- books, and has directed several research projects with Ray
Lonsdale.
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Further details are also available via the UKeiG website at
www.ukeig.org.uk.
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Virtual Rules OK? Developing a Policy for the Digital Collection
The John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester Wednesday,
28th March 2007, 9.30 - 16.30
Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members £130 + VAT (£152.75); others £160 + VAT (£188.00)
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