Acquisition Models in Use for Development of a User-Centered Collection by Selected Academic Libraries in Kenya
- Author Margaret W. Kinyua
- Co-Author Rose W. NJOROGE
- DOI http://wwj
- Country : Kenya
- Subject : Library and Information Science
Keywords : acquisition models, collection development, acquisition, patron driven acquisition, user-centered collection
Abstract
This paper presents a study conducted in selected academic libraries on the models of acquisition in use for collection development. The study was guided by the following objectives: to identify tools used to gather users’ information needs and to establish the current acquisition models in use in the selected academic libraries. The sample comprised of post graduate students, university librarians and acquisition librarians from Kenyatta University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. The research method used was descriptive cross-sectional design. Data was collected using interviews for the university librarians and questionnaires distributed to post graduate students and acquisition librarians. The study revealed that the university libraries heavily relied on curriculum requirements when selecting the information resources to acquire this was followed closely by e-resources usage statistics which tied with faculty recommendations and finally KLISC recommendations. It was evident that user suggestions were not a factor considered during collection development. Only 5 librarians stated that their libraries were user-centered, the others were torn between partially user centered and totally not user-centered.
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