By the end of the Music Collection Development/Acquisitions Workshop, the participant will be able to:
- Identify and distinguish music material formats and iterations
- Sound recording formats
- Score types
- Outdated formats still found in library collections
- Know basic tools in selecting music materials
- Using A Basic Music Library
- Using book, score and sound recording reviews
- Using approval plans and standing orders
- Identification of major vendors
- Searching for obscure items
- Know how to create and maintain a music collection development policy
- Looking at examples of CD policies
- Elements of a CD policy
- Writing policy
- Using CD policy for making selection/deselection decisions
- Know how to evaluate a music collection; make decisions on deselection, preservation, replacement
- How to make a physical evaluation on various formats
- To toss or not to toss?
- Portions of copyright law that have an impact on collection
- development practices
- Discern collection requirements based on the needs of the collection’s users
- Assessing your patron base
- Obtaining feedback
- Use of circ and other stats in aiding selection
- Marketing