Difference between revisions of "Harold B. Lee Library. Collection Development Division"

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Latest revision as of 02:00, 28 December 2012

Collection development unofficially began in 1954 with the appointment of Lyman S. Tyler as director of libraries. Collection development in this early period was simply a program of acquisition, with the library purchasing large retroactive collections from book dealers with relatively little selectivity or focus. In 1961, Lyman Tyler appointed Dean Larsen as order librarian and to whom he transferred primary responsibility for collection development. Dean Larsen continued the emphasis on large-scale retroactive collection acquisition and expanded purchasing to serials. Following 1967, with the appointment of Donald K. Nelson as library director, internal methods of selectivity were developed and the role of the faculty in acquisitions was increased through the assigning of subject librarians to coordinate collection efforts by various academic departments.

In the 1970s, purchasing interest shifted to in-print rather than out-of-print items. Standing and blanket order programs were created and expanded. The collection development function was composed of a complex set of formal and informal cooperative relationships under the direction of the Assistant Director of Libraries for Collection Development who served concurrently as the head of the Acquisitions Dept. This arrangement lead to inconsistencies in overall collection development quality and focus and contributed to poor use of funds overall. Due to the Collection Analysis Project (CAP), finalized in 1979, the proposal of a Collection Development unit separate from the Acquisitions Dept. lead to the organizing of the Collection Development Division in 1980. The division was reorganized into the Collection Development and Public Services Division in 1990. Division heads included: A. Dean Larsen (1980-1990).

Variant names

Collection Development

Collection Development and Preservation

Description

Established: 1980

Abolished: 1990

Location: Provo, Utah (1980-1990)

Functions

The traditional role of collection development was to optimize resources used to evaluate and select materials maintained within the library which adequately supported the university’s teaching and research programs.

The functions of the division shifted over the years and are detailed by change and year below:

In 1980 the division housed the Bibliographic Dept., the Gifts Dept., the Preservation Dept., the Area Studies Bibliographers, the Non-Print Selection Dept., the Materials Selectors, and the Reference Dept.. The Collection Development Division organized the leave program which resulted in the drafting of departmental collection development policies and practices.

In 1981-1982 the Humanities and Arts Dept. was within Collection Development Division.

In 1982-1983 the division was responsible for the Conservation Lab.

In 1985-1986 the Special Collections Dept. and Manuscripts and Archives Dept. were added to the Collection Development Division; Conservation Lab was transferred back to the division.

In 1987 the Collection Development Division assumed responsibility for all subject reference services, the Computer-Assisted Research service, bibliographic instruction, and faculty liaison. Departments which had previously functioned primarily as independent subject reference units in Information Services were asked to focus more effort on collection development. Faculty were transferred from the Information Services Division to the Collection Development Division.

In 1988 the General Reference Dept. was transferred administratively from General Services Division to the Collection Development Division with Julene Butler as dept. chairperson. The CARS operation was decentralized and assigned to subject specialists in other Collection Development departments.

In 1989 the Computer Applications Dept. was transferred from Collection Development to the Technical Services Division.

Assets and Administrative Structure

In 1980 when the division was organized it was headed by an Assistant Director of Collection Development and Preservation who reported to the Director of Libraries. In 1982, the division was under the Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development and Preservation. In approximately 1985, the division was headed by an Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development who reported to the Director of Libraries.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Harold B. Lee Library (1980-1990)

Later unit: Harold B. Lee Library. Collection Development and Public Services Division (1990)

Sources

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Cumulative Annual Report September 1, 1984 - August 31, 1988” Box 2, Fol.1, p. 2-3 (Collection Development Division [head note]; “The University Graduate Council, in its 1985 recommendation, strongly emphasized Division’s mission to identify and select books and other library materials. During 1985-1987, the mission of the Collection Development Division was expanded in accordance with the Council’s recommendations. New emphasis was placed on subject selection in support of faculty research and the university’s curriculum. In addition to collection development and management functions, the Collection Development Division assumed responsibility for all subject reference services, the Computer-Assisted Research service, bibliographic instruction, and faculty liaison. Departments which had previously functioned primarily as independent subject reference units in Information Services were asked to focus more effort on collection development. Faculty were transferred from the Information Services Division to the Collection Development Division... As a result of these transfers, the Information Services Division was disbanded... [1985/1986] Special Collections and Manuscripts and Archives were also added to the Collection Development Division.”; Associate University Librarian for Collection Development, head of division), p. 4 (General Reference Dept. was transferred administratively in 1988 from General Services Division to the Collection Development Division with Julene Butler as dept. chairperson; CARS operation was decentralized and assigned to subject specialists in other Collection Development departments), p. 6 (in 1986, Conservation Lab was transferred administratively to Collection Development Division), p. 7 (Special Collections and Archives and Manuscripts, which had previously been organized as a single dept., was separated into two depts.; formerly this area had reported directly to the University Librarian but with the bifurcation of the Special Collections Dept. and the Archives and Manuscripts Dept., each dept. reported to the Collection Development Division)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Biennial Report Sept. 1, 1988 - Aug. 31, 1990” Box 1, Fol. 12, p. 2 (within Collection Development Division: Archives and Manuscripts Dept., General Reference Dept.; General Reference Dept. moved from General Services Division to the Collection Development Division, 1988; Computer Applications Dept. was transferred from Collection Development to the Technical Services Division in 1989)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report 1982/1983” Box 1, Fol. 10, p. 11 (Conservation Laboratory within Collection Development Division), Organizational chart (within Collection Development Division: Bibliographic Dept., Material Gifts, Preservation)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report 1981/1982” Box 1, Fol. 9, p. 3 (Humanities and Arts Dept. within Collection Development Division), Appendix I Organizational Chart (head of Collection Development Division is Asst. Univ. Librarian for Collection Development and Preservation)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report 1979-1980” Box 1, Fol. 7, p. 1 (in 1980 Collection Development Division was organized by aligning under Dean Larsen, Assistant Director), p. 7-8 (Collection Development Division organizes the leave program - details), Appendix I Organizational Chart (Under Assistant Director for Collection Development and Preservation existed Bibliographic Dept., Gifts Dept., Preservation Dept., Area Bibliographers, Non-Print Selection Dept., Materials Selectors)

UA 1015 “Harold B. Lee Library Annual Report 1978-1979” Box 1, Fol. 6, p. 11 (traditional role of Collection Development has been to optimize resources used to evaluate and select materials maintained within the library which adequately support the university’s teaching and research programs)

Z 733 .B75 H37x “Brigham Young University Library Collection Analysis Project Final Report” dated 1979, p. 27 (history of Collection Development until 1980), p. 28 (in 1961, Lyman Tyler appointed Dean Larsen), p. 90 (The collection development function is composed of a complex set of formal and informal cooperative relationships which are under the direction of the assistant director of libraries for collection development who serves concurrently as the head of the Acquisitions Dept.; most sections formally under the direction of the Assist. Director of Libraries for Collection Development do not deal with materials selection, but rather with the technical and accounting processes related to purchasing materials), p. 91 (most of the people charged with selecting library materials are outside the sphere of the Assist. Director of Libraries for Collection Development’s formal administrative authority; collection development maintains authority by holding the purchasing power and work done through committees), p. 107 (division of collection development from Acquisitions Dept. proposed by suggesting the creation of a Collection Development Dept.)

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