Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania

A research paper submitted to the journal of librarianship and information science, Vol. 52, NO.4 of 2020, Pg.1152–1168

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Main Authors: Mwilongo, Kardo Joseph, Luambano, Ireneus, Lwehabura, Mugyabuso J.F.
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Luambano, Ireneus
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spelling oai:41.59.85.69:123456789-5932024-04-14T12:26:53Z Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania Mwilongo, Kardo Joseph Luambano, Ireneus Lwehabura, Mugyabuso J.F. Academic library collection development practices print and e-resources professional development programmes Tanzania A research paper submitted to the journal of librarianship and information science, Vol. 52, NO.4 of 2020, Pg.1152–1168 The aim of this study was to assess the collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania. Specifically, the study examined the collection development practices and factors that influence these practices. The study involved four academic libraries and employed both qualitative and quantitative methods for data collection and analysis. Primary data were collected through informant interviews, observations and questionnaires methods. The study involved 44 library staff who filled in self-administered questionnaires. The study discloses that collection development practices and particularly evaluation and weeding or deselection are rarely conducted at these academic libraries. The findings further reveal that collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania are constrained by inadequate funding, lack of skills for hybrid collection management and lack of collection development policy catering for both print- and electronic-based information resources. On the basis of the findings, the study recommends that academic libraries should establish a comprehensive collection development policy and introduce professional development programmes to library staff for efficient management of hybrid collections. Private 2024-04-14T12:26:50Z 2024-04-14T12:26:50Z 2020 Article APA https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/journals-permissions https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/593 en application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Journal of librarianship and information science
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collection development practices
print and e-resources
professional development programmes
Tanzania
Mwilongo, Kardo Joseph
Luambano, Ireneus
Lwehabura, Mugyabuso J.F.
Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania
title Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania
title_full Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania
title_fullStr Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania
title_short Collection development practices in academic libraries in Tanzania
title_sort collection development practices in academic libraries in tanzania
topic Academic library
collection development practices
print and e-resources
professional development programmes
Tanzania
url https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/journals-permissions
https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/593
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