Approval Plan Selecting
TriCo Bibliographers Retreat
January 5, 2017
What factors do you consider when reviewing GOBI slips? What criteria do you use?
How do you supplement the approval plan?
Selection criteria //
Information included in GOBI slips:
1) Subject and Table of Contents
2) Author – other titles written, affiliation
3) Publisher
4) Price
5) Edition
6) Series
7) Readership level
8) Library activity
1) Curriculum
2) Faculty research
3) Student interests
4) Book represents a new aspect of a topic
5) Book offers a useful pedagogic approach
6) Usage of related books in the collection
7) Popularity of the subject
(e.g. STLs, ILL requests, print circulation)
Selection criteria //
Information outside of GOBI
◘ Break into subject area groups for discussion
◘ Briefly regroup to discuss key points
◘ Follow-up:
Sharing the list of collection development
resources that we use
Classics
& Art
Econ
& History
Languages, Lit, Performing Arts
Science, Env Studies, Psych
Anna
Camilla
Laura
Margaret
Roberto
Sara P.
Eric
Mike
Norm
Olivia
Sarah
Adam
Andy
Arleen
Chris
Donna
Nabil
Pam
Alex
Andrea
Brie
Carol
Terri
Discussion Groups
What factors do you consider when reviewing GOBI slips? What criteria do you use?
How do you supplement the approval plan?
TriCo Bibliographers Retreat
By Swarthmore Reference
TriCo Bibliographers Retreat
January 5, 2017
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