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The aim of this report is to present a picture of collection strengths in music in Australian libraries at the undergraduate, postgraduate and research level. It complements the Results of the Survey of Music Collections in Australian Libraries which was conducted by the National Library of Australia in August 1994.
Data for this report has been taken from
Assessment records contributed to the Australian Conspectus Database by the following libraries:
and
Draft or published collection development policies from the following libraries:
The Conspectus collections levels and indicators used in this report are an internationally recognised, standardised form of describing the assessment of a collection in terms of what is on the shelves and in circulation, what is actually being added to the collection, and the library's collecting goals.
COLLECTION LEVELS
Current Collecting Level (CL)
Assessment of
current collection - what is on the shelves and in circulation. This includes
material in all formats and reflects those materials that are catalogued and
uncatalogued, housed in special collections, and non-circulating as well as
circulating collections. An assessment of the current (or existing) collection
provides a description of the library's total resources at a prescribed point
in time.
Acquisition Commitment (AC)
Assessment of
acquisition commitment - what is actually being added to the collection. This
describes the growth rate of the collection and reflects the current level of
activity at which the collection is being developed.
Goal Level (GL)
Assessment of goal Level - designates a
future, desirable collecting Level to meet program needs. It represent a
library's aspirations and can be described in collection development policies
and collecting agreements.
COLLECTION LEVEL INDICATORS
A brief description of the collection Level indicators and descriptions used in this report is shown below. A full description can be found at Attachment A. For the purpose of this report only collections which have been assessed as having a Current Collecting Level, Acquisition Commitment or Goal Level of 3 (Intermediate) and above have been included. This is because the aim of this report is to identify collections of benefit to undergraduate and post-graduate scholars and researchers.
The collection Level indicators and descriptions used in this report are:
Level 0 - Out of scope
Level 1 - Minimal
Level 1a - Minimal with uneven coverage
Level 1b - Minimal
with even coverage
Level 2 - Basic information
Level 2a - Basic information: introductory
Level 2b - Basic
information: augmented
Level 3 - Intermediate
Level
3a - Intermediate: introductory
Level 3b - Intermediate:
augmented
Level 4 - Research
Level 5 -
Comprehensive
Section 1: Australian Conspectus Database: Line comparison report for the Music Division
The first section of the report is taken from information contributed to the Australian Conspectus Database by libraries who have completed assessment of their music collections. It shows Current Collecting Level (CL), Acquisition Commitment (AC), and Goal Level (GL) assessment data from the following libraries:
This section of the report is divided into two parts:
Part 1: Assessment data for libraries using
Dewey Decimal Classification;
Part 2:
Assessment data for libraries using Library of Congress Classification;
and
Structural difficulties inherent within the sources used for this report prevented the DNC Office from providing a single overview of music collections in Australia. In collection development policies, libraries have provided information about their music collections on either broad or detailed subject level, or on a format basis. In the Australian Conspectus, line titles (descriptions) vary considerably between the Dewey and Library of Congress Music Divisions making comparison difficult to achieve. For these reasons, it was decided to present the information in the second section of the report on a State-by-State basis.
The complementary report, Result of the Survey of Collections in Australian Music Libraries, has a similar arrangement within the replies to each question.
Libraries who have contributed information to this section of the report are:
ACT
National Library of Australia
Institute of the Arts
New South Wales
University of New South Wales
State Library of
New South Wales
Sydney Opera House
Queensland
University of Queensland
Queensland University of
Technology
University of Southern Queensland
South Australia
State Library of South Australia
Victoria
Deakin University
Nunawading Library and Information
Service
Western Australia
University of Western Australia
Edith Cowan
University
Library and Information Service of WA
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Last modified: August 18 2004.
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