Abstract This paper reports on a study to assess the Orbis Cascade Alliance’s print collection for material supporting the Black experience. It covers descriptions of general methods used for collection assessment as well as those used to assess the Alliance including Brief Tests, List Checking, and Comparison Studies. Each method is described with its strengths and weaknesses as well as their application to a consortium of libraries with Black experience being the subject matter of the material collected. These methods can be used for other multidisciplinary topics. Issues with subject headings, publishing, acquisitions, and racism emerged during the study and are covered in the discussion.

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评估一个多学科主题的联盟

摘要 本文报告了一项研究，旨在评估 Orbis Cascade Alliance 的印刷品收藏，以获取支持黑人体验的材料。它涵盖了用于馆藏评估的一般方法以及用于评估联盟的方法的描述，包括简要测试、清单检查和比较研究。每种方法都描述了其优点和缺点，以及它们在图书馆联盟中的应用，以黑人经验为收集材料的主题。这些方法可用于其他多学科主题。研究期间出现了主题标题、出版、收购和种族主义问题，并在讨论中有所涉及。