Creating a Library-Wide Collection Management Cycle: One Academic Library's Approach to Continuous Collection Assessment

Collections assessment in academic libraries has experienced a shift in recent years from project-based models to continuous models that aim improve the responsivity of library collections to campus needs. This article reports on how one university library used a library committee with representation from across library departments to develop a holistic, on-going Collection Management Cycle. This newly created process evaluates the entire library collection over a five-year period and aligns with library reporting requirements for university program review to minimize additional workload and improve the impact of external reporting activities. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Library Administration on October, 23 2019 available online:  http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01930826.2019.1677092