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Professor of Library and Information Science; Shahid ChamranUniversity of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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M.A. in Library and Information Science
Abstract
This research aimed to evaluate and compare the status of the collection development policies and identify problematic factors in applying the policies in university libraries in Iran. The methodology was a descriptive survey. The study population was central libraries of the universities supervised by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The findings show that 18 libraries (54.4%) of central libraries of the universities supervised by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology have a written policy, 7 libraries (21.2%) have an oral policy and 8 libraries (24.2%) lack a collection development policy. While 5 (17.9%) of the central libraries of the universities supervised by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education have written policy, 14 libraries (50%) have an oral policy and 9 libraries (32/1%) lack any collection development policy. The problems of collection development policies can be divided into two categories: 1. The problems related to the compilation of the policy 2. The problems of applying the policy
Bigdeli, Z. and Koohi Rostami, M. (2010). Collection Development Policies in Central Librariesof Iranian Universities. Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 21(2), 146-159.
MLA
Bigdeli, Z. , and Koohi Rostami, M. . "Collection Development Policies in Central Librariesof Iranian Universities", Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 21, 2, 2010, 146-159.
HARVARD
Bigdeli, Z., Koohi Rostami, M. (2010). 'Collection Development Policies in Central Librariesof Iranian Universities', Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 21(2), pp. 146-159.
CHICAGO
Z. Bigdeli and M. Koohi Rostami, "Collection Development Policies in Central Librariesof Iranian Universities," Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 21 2 (2010): 146-159,
VANCOUVER
Bigdeli, Z., Koohi Rostami, M. Collection Development Policies in Central Librariesof Iranian Universities. Librarianship and Information Organization Studies, 2010; 21(2): 146-159.
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