MLS Collection Development and Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal legislation most directly impacts library collection decisions regarding materials about certain political activities or organizations?
- USA PATRIOT Act (Correct answer)
- Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Correct answer: USA PATRIOT Act
The USA PATRIOT Act allows law enforcement to seek records of library materials patrons borrow, creating concerns about chilling effects on collection and patron privacy.
Question 2: A collection development librarian at a community college is building a nursing program collection. Which resource BEST identifies core nursing titles for academic libraries?
- Publisher's Weekly Best Books list
- Brandon/Hill Selected List of Print Nursing Books (Correct answer)
- New York Times Nonfiction Bestseller list
- ALA Notable Books list
Correct answer: Brandon/Hill Selected List of Print Nursing Books
The Brandon/Hill Selected List is a widely recognized standard bibliography for evaluating nursing and allied health collections in academic libraries.
Question 3: In collection management, 'serials cancellation projects' are typically triggered by:
- New subject librarian appointments
- Budget reductions or rising subscription costs (Correct answer)
- Increases in interlibrary loan activity
- Publisher mergers with new ISBNs
Correct answer: Budget reductions or rising subscription costs
Serials cancellation projects are most commonly driven by budget constraints or unsustainable subscription price increases that require prioritization of titles.
Question 4: What does the term 'big deal' refer to in academic library licensing?
- A negotiated discount on a single high-value database
- A bundled journal package from a publisher licensing many titles together (Correct answer)
- A consortium agreement for shared print storage
- A government-mandated open access mandate
Correct answer: A bundled journal package from a publisher licensing many titles together
The 'big deal' refers to publisher bundles that license large packages of e-journals together, often at a discount but with reduced flexibility to cancel individual titles.
Question 5: Which weeding method uses the last date of circulation stamped in the book as the primary criterion for withdrawal consideration?
- MUSTIE criteria
- CREW method (Correct answer)
- INAFLQ formula
- ODLIS protocol
Correct answer: CREW method
The CREW (Continuous Review, Evaluation, and Weeding) method, developed by the Texas State Library, uses circulation dates alongside other criteria for weeding decisions.
Question 6: A library is considering adopting a Patron-Driven Acquisition (PDA) model for e-books. Which is a known risk of this model?
- Patrons request too few titles, leaving budget unspent
- Short-term loan costs can unexpectedly trigger purchases of expensive titles (Correct answer)
- Publishers refuse to participate in PDA programs
- PDA eliminates the need for a collection development policy
Correct answer: Short-term loan costs can unexpectedly trigger purchases of expensive titles
In PDA models, multiple short-term loans of an expensive title can automatically trigger a purchase at a cost that may exceed the budget allocation for that item.
Question 7: Which document formalizes a resource-sharing agreement where two libraries agree to collect in complementary subject areas to reduce duplication?
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Correct answer)
- Collection development policy addendum
- Interlibrary loan protocol
- Shared integrated library system agreement
Correct answer: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is the formal agreement used to document cooperative collecting arrangements and responsibilities between libraries.
MLS Collection Development and Management 3
Which federal legislation most directly impacts library collection decisions regarding materials about certain political activities or organizations?