LTA Collection Management and Acquisitions 3

Question 1

What is a 'collection development policy' primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Guiding selection and deselection decisions consistently

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Tracking overdue fines and patron accounts

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Setting cataloging standards for new acquisitions

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Determining interlibrary loan fees

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a 'blanket order' arrangement?

Accepted Answer

Ordering one copy of every title a specific publisher produces

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Purchasing items only when patrons request them

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Subscribing to a journal package from an aggregator

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Placing rush orders for items on reserve lists

Question 3

What does 'encumbrance' mean in library acquisitions accounting?

Accepted Answer

Funds committed to a purchase order but not yet paid

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An overdue debt owed to a vendor

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Money transferred from one budget line to another

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A penalty charge for canceling an order

Question 4

Which collection assessment method compares a library's holdings against a standard bibliography or list?

Accepted Answer

List-checking

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Circulation analysis

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User survey

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Cost-per-use analysis

Question 5

A library wants to cancel a journal subscription to save money. Which data is MOST useful for this decision?

Accepted Answer

Usage statistics and cost-per-use data

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The journal's impact factor

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The number of articles published per issue

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The journal's country of origin

Question 6

What is the purpose of a 'rush order' in library acquisitions?

Accepted Answer

To expedite delivery of an item needed urgently

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To obtain a significant discount on bulk purchases

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To place an order at the end of the fiscal year

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To request an item through interlibrary loan

Question 7

What does 'MUSTIE' stand for in the context of collection weeding?

Accepted Answer

An acronym for reasons to weed: Misleading, Ugly, Superseded, Trivial, Irrelevant, Elsewhere available

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A set of criteria for evaluating physical condition only

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A vendor discount program for weeded materials

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A cataloging standard for deaccessioned items