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Rethinking Collection Development in a Digital Age.
December 2003
How is the business of collection development changing? Mary Dempsey, Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library, reviewed collection development process changes in a framework of balancing the best interests of staff and community customers. Harriet Henderson, Director of the Montgomery County Public Libraries, talked about specific management challenges associated with digital content -how digital products have impacted the selection process, budget management and customer mix. Glen Holt, Executive Director of the St. Louis Public Library, shared his insights on the changing role of the “Central Library” in collection development in the digital age. Susan Hildreth, City Librarian of the San Francisco Public Library, provided her perspective on how her library's collection development process is shifting to respond to changing neighborhood demographics, expanding the holdings and improving the search tools for multicultural materials.