Abstract

Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University began circulating technology in the early 2000s with a small set of laptops and MacBooks. This collection was augmented with the addition of approximately two dozen video and still cameras in 2006 and by 2019, the technology collection for circulation had grown to 550 devices composed of 33 types, including laptops, tablets, audio and video recorders, DSLR cameras, and headphones. Over this time, the team developed a set of guidelines to govern the development of the collection. The team developed some policies that follow traditional collection development guidelines, but many are unique to the challenges required to maintaining a useful and functioning circulation collection of technology equipment.

摘要

阿巴拉契亚州立大学的贝尔克图书馆和信息共享中心于 2000 年代初开始通过一小组笔记本电脑和 MacBook 传播技术。该系列在 2006 年增加了大约两打摄像机和静态相机，到 2019 年，流通的技术收藏已发展到 550 种设备，包括 33 种类型，包括笔记本电脑、平板电脑、音频和视频录像机、数码单反相机和耳机。在这段时间里，该团队制定了一套指导方针来管理收藏的发展。该团队制定了一些遵循传统馆藏开发指南的政策，但许多政策都是针对维护有用且功能正常的技术设备流通馆藏所需的挑战而制定的。