The American Library Association (ALA) defined selection as choosing materials that are desired by the community. The act of censorship is purposely excluding materials that may be desired by the community or have other educational functions.

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The careful acquisition of items that will benefit the target audience of the collection

Selection in Collection Development

- Selection vs Censorship
- Checklist Method
- Citation Analysis
- Collections Grid

Evaluation Methods in Collection Development

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Selection vs Censorship

This is the oldest method of evaluation and involves checking a library collection against a list of notable books and materials to see if the library has them

Checklist Method in Collection Development

This method is most used in academic libraries. It involves looking at frequently viewed citations from bibliographies and indexes to see if the resources are available

Citation Analysis in Collection Development

A model used to discuss a collection in terms of uniqueness

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