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ASLIB
TRAINING: OPEN LEARNING
Welcome
to the 'Essential Skills in Information
and Library Work'
Unit
2: Managing the Collection
This unit guides the information library
worker through the complex processes of
selecting, purchasing and organising stock
in the information service or special libary.
On
completing the unit, students will be able
to:
- identify
different types of stock acquired by information centres
and special libraries
- devise a
stock selection policy for an information service or
special library
- establish
and operate and efficient stock acquisition system
- organise
stock to facilitate its retrieval and use
- control
circulation using an appropriate system
1.1
Objectives of unit
1.2 Distance learning
1.3 Organisation
1.4 Assessment procedures
2.1
Introduction
2.2 Journals
2.3 Books
2.4 Conference publications and reports
2.5 Standards
2.6 Official publications
2.7 Trade information
2.8 Non-print media
3.1
Selection policy
3.2 Criteria for selection
3.3 Sources of bibliographic information
4.1
Suppliers
4.2 Suppliers: non-book material
4.3 Manual records
4.4 Computerised records
4.5 Ordering procedures
4.6 Receipt procedures
4.7 Periodicals and standing orders
5
Organisation of stock: classification
5.1
Introduction
5.2 What is classification?
5.3 Features of classification schemes
5.4 Enumerative classification schemes
5.5 Faceted classification schemes
5.6 Special classification schemes
6
Organisation of stock: cataloguing
6.1
Introduction
6.2 Cataloguing codes
6.3 Descriptive information
6.4 Enumerative information
6.5 Types of manual catalogue
6.6 Forms of manual catalogue
6.7 Filing rules
6.8 Computerised catalogues
7.1
Introduction
7.2 Lending rules
7.3 Loan records
7.4 Additional procedures
7.5 Manual systems
7.6 Computerised systems
8.1
Summary of unit
8.2 Moving forward
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