People in the News: Henry Owino and Katarzyna Dudek
At the Charleston Library Conference your Insights Editors were intrigued to read a presentation abstract which stated: ‘“A library collection should fit the mission for which it is created. The number of books it holds does not determine its worth.” (E J Loveland, 2000). If so, how do we create a n...
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| description | At the Charleston Library Conference your Insights Editors were intrigued to read a presentation abstract which stated: ‘“A library collection should fit the mission for which it is created. The number of books it holds does not determine its worth.” (E J Loveland, 2000). If so, how do we create a national library and how do we build its collection from scratch without making many mistakes?’ We went along to the presentation and were privileged to meet Henry Owino and Katarzyna Dudek, who talked about their involvement in the project to develop a collection for the Qatar National Library (QNL), which is due to be opened shortly. Their presentation focused on their three years’ experience of selection, acquisition and processing of library materials in order to achieve the Opening Day Collection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b5be10b8d0049299b99c281ca65ee482022-12-21T23:13:52ZengUbiquity PressInsights: The UKSG Journal2048-77542017-03-01301849010.1629/uksg.339316People in the News: Henry Owino and Katarzyna DudekLorraine Estelle0COUNTER Project Director, UKAt the Charleston Library Conference your Insights Editors were intrigued to read a presentation abstract which stated: ‘“A library collection should fit the mission for which it is created. The number of books it holds does not determine its worth.” (E J Loveland, 2000). If so, how do we create a national library and how do we build its collection from scratch without making many mistakes?’ We went along to the presentation and were privileged to meet Henry Owino and Katarzyna Dudek, who talked about their involvement in the project to develop a collection for the Qatar National Library (QNL), which is due to be opened shortly. Their presentation focused on their three years’ experience of selection, acquisition and processing of library materials in order to achieve the Opening Day Collection.http://insights.uksg.org/articles/339 |
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