Course code

INT6007.DT

old course code

INT6007

Course title in Estonian

Kogude kujundamine

Course title in English

Collection Management

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To create pre-requisites for developing of theoretical knowledge and practical skills for collection management and administration in the different types of libraries and information services.

Brief description of the course

The conception of collections, their characteristics and functions. Collection management policies in various information institutsions, thereby in libraries. Planning of collection development. Thematic and typological division of library documents. Electronic and digital resources. Free copyright law. Collection management in the automated library system INNOPAC. Co-operation of Estonian libraries in the field of collection development. Budget and planning.The sources and methods for collections’ acquisition. Pre-cataloguing and standard numbers. The administration of collection (registration, processing, allocation). Special collections. The statistics and evaluation of collections. Disassembling. Inventarisation. Storage and preservation. Preservation programme and safety plan. Digital preservation of Estonian cultural heritage.
Self-directed study is comprised of compulsory reading, group and practical home-tasks.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Knows the theoretical principles of collection management;
Knows and is able to use collection management terminology;
Skills for using different methods and resources for the purchase of information resources;
Knows theoretical principles of collection organization and preservation;
Is able to mange information on collection management and preservation in the automated library system.

Teacher

lekt S. Metsar

Prerequisite course 1

Introduction to Information Sciences (INT6002.DT)

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Information Science (INITB/15.DT)
Information Science (INITB/14.DT)
Information Science (INITB/13.DT)
Information Science (INITB/12.DT)
Information Science (INITB/11.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/09.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-2.DT)
Information Science (INITB/07.DT)
Information Science (INITB/06.DT)
Information Science (INITB/05.DT)