Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1999
Keywords
Community College, Collection, Currency
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.60.4.316
Abstract
In 1998, a comprehensive study was conducted of the monograph collections of the twenty-eight public community colleges in Florida. This article reports the findings of that study with respect to median age and currency of resources. The rationale for the interpretation of the findings in the Florida Community College Collection Assessment Project is congruent with the philosophy that college collections should emphasize the instructional and curricular needs of students and, therefore, that the collections should emphasize current resources rather than retrospective depth. The findings on median age from the Florida Community College study serve as an example for the discussion of the implications of median age on currency of resources in college library monographic collections, especially in the professional, scientific, and technical fields. The major recommendation is a Continual Update Collection Management Model for college collections.
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Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
College & Research Libraries, v. 60 no.4, p. 316-339
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Scholar Commons Citation
Perrault, Anna H.; Madaus, Richard; Armbrister, Ann; Dixon, Jeannie; and Smith, Rhonda, "The Effects of High Median Age on Currency of Resources in Community College LIbrary Collections" (1999). School of Information Faculty Publications. 13.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/si_facpub/13
