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Stock Acquisition In Alex Ekwueme Library
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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT:
This embodies a
number of library activities which include the selection of library
resources, the acquisition of those materials selected, development
plans for sharing resources between libraries, maintenance of resources
acquired, weeding, conservation and preservation of library materials.
SELECTION:
This is the process of choosing books to be included in the library holdings.
Uchedili
U.C and Uchedili E.E (2006) opined that selection is a process of
deciding which materials to acquire for a library collection. It is a
matter of systematically determining quality and value. They further
suggested reasons for selection in libraries which are as follows:
i. Achievement of objectives: Every library has a set of
objectives which represent the basic function of its parent body.
ii. Need/use: Library only needs to acquire materials needed by
its users. Every library is established with potential users in mind, so
selection must be according to their needs because effective collection
building cannot take place without reference to the needs of the users.
iii.
Selection due to variety of resources: Library has to select which
materials to acquire amongst others in the same subject.
iv. Limited resources: Libraries select because no library can afford to buy all that is needs.
Non print materials with reference to Alex Ekwueme Library is in audio visual Unit (AV unit) .
Uchedili and Uchedili (2006) says that non print materials are the audio visual materials. They include:
Equipment;
16mm
sound projector,8mm projecter,2X2 slide projector, film stride
projector, overhead projector,television,reel-reel player,
cassettes,record player, video tape recorder, cameras etc.
Materials;
8mm
films, 16mm films, graphic materials, microform,
transperencies,multimedia kits etc. These materials require special
handling and a good environmental condition. In Alex Ekwueme Library,
federal polytechnic, OKo they have the following non print materials as
mentioned by the polytechnic librarian Mr. F.O. Oboboeze as follows;
Four
overhead projectors, two slide projectors, four television sets, 29
computers, but only six are functioning, four reel-reel tapes, two loud
speakers, satellite dish installed by TET fund and White screen for
projector
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