A Study of Review of Literatures on Collection Development in Libraries

Collection Development is a process of selecting, ordering and payment of information materials for the use of the users in the library. Collection Development is concerned with the formulation of a systematic plan to build a library collection which will meet the needs of its users. Thus, it is necessary for the parent institute libraries to acquire current and relevant information resources necessary for sustaining the teaching, learning and research activities that universities are known for. The present article discussed about the previous literatures on collection development in the libraries of different areas. These previous studies showed that the concept of collection development has been evolving to that of collection control or collection management. This process will help for selecting bibliographic materials to meet the needs, goals, objectives and priorities of a library.