ARINOLA ADEKANMBI

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION LIBRARIES

A STUDY OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN BOTSWANA

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examined the strategies used in developing library collections in the six colleges of education in Botswana located in Francistown, Lobatse, Molepolole, Serowe, Tlokweng and Tonota. The research objectives were to examine the perceptions of Botswana colleges of education librarians on collection development; identify the strategies being used for collection development in the libraries and determine the effectiveness of the strategies; establish the availability, adequacy and effectiveness of collection development policies in the libraries; determine the adequacy and effective allocation of collection budgets in the libraries; establish the extent to which the libraries meet the collection standards as prescribed by the Board of Affiliated Institutions of the University of Botswana and international library associations; find out the suitability of the collections of the college libraries to the needs of the library community; determine the factors militating against collection development in the libraries and suggest possible solutions to the problems identified.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9783838352619
• ISBN-10: 3838352610
• Artikelnr.: 29823277

Autorenporträt

Dr A. R. Adekanmbi obtained a Bachelor''s degree in Portuguese Language from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Nigeria in 1985. She also obtained a Master of Library Studies (MLS) degree from the University of Ibadan in 1987. In August 2007, she obtained a PhD in Library and Information Studies from the University of Botswana.