Rescheduled: MLA Collection Development Caucus Forum- Open to Non-MLA Members

 

The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Collection Development Caucus has rescheduled its forum on collection development policies. It is now scheduled for Thursday, March 12 at 10am (PT) / 1pm (ET). Please contact gaukh@vcu.edu for the Zoom link.

The session will start with brief presentations from librarians who will talk about how their collection development policies were developed, what their policies include, and some of the challenges they faced in developing them. We will hear from:

 

• Yumin Jiang, Collection Management Department Head, University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus (Collection Development Policy)
• Robyn Gleasner, Resource Management Librarian, University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center (Collection Development Manual)
• Liz Kellermeyer, Director of Library & Knowledge Services, National Jewish Health (Collection Development Policy)
• Ramune Kubilius, Collection Development / Special Projects Librarian, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Collections Philosophy)

 

Following the presentations, there will be time for Q&A and discussion. Kayce Gill, from Vanderbilt University and Chair-Elect of the Caucus, will facilitate the session.

 

Non-MLA members are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion. The session will not be recorded to encourage open conversation. 

 

See you there!

Upcoming MLA Forum on Collection Development Policies: Open to non-MLA Members

 

The Medical Library Association’s (MLA) Collection Development Caucus will be hosting a forum on collection development policies on Thursday, Jan. 29 at Noon CT. 

Non-MLA members are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion. 

To receive the Zoom link contact Karen Gau (gaukh@vcu.edu)

The session will start with brief presentations from librarians who will talk about how their collection development policies were developed, what their policies include, and some of the challenges they faced in developing them. We will hear from:

• Yumin Jiang, Collection Management Department Head, University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus (Collection Development Policy)
• Robyn Gleasner, Resource Management Librarian, University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center (Collection Development Manual)
• Liz Kellermeyer, Director of Library & Knowledge Services, National Jewish Health (Collection Development Policy)
• Ramune Kubilius, Collection Development / Special Projects Librarian, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Collections Philosophy)

Following the presentations, there will be time for Q&A and discussion.

The session will not be recorded to encourage open conversation.

See you there!

Collection Development Best Practices (Version 1.0, 2019)

Collection Development Best Practices (Version 1.0, 2019) was developed by members of the Medical Library Association Collection Development Caucus (previously known as The Collection Development Section) to assist health sciences librarians with collection development.  

View the document on the Collection Development Caucus web page, available in 3 versions: 

1) web page   

2) the PDF version

3) Word version

The document is available to anyone, even non-MLA members, so feel free to share it with colleagues.

If you've been around for a while like me, a lot has changed over the years in the world of health science library collection development.   We've absorbed the changes as they've come.  This document captures the current best practices covering:

• Collection Development Policies
• Collection Assessment
• New Resource Evaluation
• Licensing
• Budget & Planning
• Coops and Consortia
• ILLs
• Open Access
• Current Awareness Tools
• Publicity & Promotion

It's not just for academic HSLs, either.  The document includes sections specific to hospitals, health care associations, and special libraries.  

* This tidbit was found on the Midline Newsletter of the Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association.