Identification
of Material for Selection: Identification is locating and identifying
potentially worthwhile items to be added to the collection(s) of a library.
Identification aids for books are-
i) Bibliographies: Bibliographies are a systematic list of
books and other works such as journal articles.
ii) Best Books Guides: Best Books Guide covers the reviews of current
works and important books from the past.
iii) Publisher’s Catalogues:
The systematic listing of the books published by a publishing company.
iv) Reviews: Scientific and technical periodicals,
newspapers, trade journals, having book review columns are important sources of
book selection. The critical and evaluative reviews by subject experts and
specialists are the best means for evaluating books.
v) Citation Analysis Tools: The citation analysis tools compute various
impact measures for scholars based on data from citation indices.
vi) Online Databases: An online database is a database accessible
from a network, including from the Internet.
vii) Electronic Resources: the term “electronic resource” describes all
of the information products that are provided through a computer network. This
includes electronic books and journals, bibliographic databases, and library
website pages. Eg. Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/), Google Books (http://books.google.com/), etc.
viii) Syllabus of Courses in
the Parent Organization: In
case of academic library, the demand and need can also be ascertained by
consulting the syllabus of the courses offered by the parent organization.
ix) Library Statistics: Statistics relating to books circulated
from, and consulted in, the library to know what types of books are heavily
used.
x) Library Users’
Recommendation: Suggestions
from readers’ indents from subject experts or departments.
xi) Library Staff: Suggestions from the library staff working
in the service departments.
For each item selected
from these tools, a book selection slip should be prepared. The book selection
slip should be grouped on the basis of subject or some other criteria.
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Book Selection Slip (7.5X12.5 cm)
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