Welcome to LIB 5010 Building Library Media Center Collections!

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Welcome to LIB 5010Building Library Media Center
Collections!
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LIB 5010 Building Library Media Center
CollectionsAgenda

• What Does the Community Need? (Information Needs
  Assessment)
• Information Gardens
• Locating Articles ERIC databases

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What Does the Community Need? (Information Needs
Assessment)

• What questions would you ask to begin to gain an
  understanding of a community?
• What questions would you ask to begin to
  understand the library in a specific community?
• Where might you find the answers to your
  questions?

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Homework

• Work on Community Analysis Project
• Discussion Board Reflections on Community
  Analysis Project and readings
• Read Evans Chp. 3
• Locate critique an article
• BLOG thoughts reflections
• Locate a Collection Development Policy and bring
  it to the next class session