South Asia: Renovating the National Collection Project
State of South Asian Library Collections In Australia
A Report for
South Asia: Renovating the National Collection Meeting, Adelaide, 15-16
December 1995
- Comparison of Collecting Levels, Collection Size and Budget for South Asian Library Materials
- Collection Size for South Asian library Materials
- Acquisitions Budget for South Asian Library Materials
- Collecting Levels for South Asian Library Materials
- Exchange Agreements/Donation Sources for South Asian Library Materials
1. Aim
The aim of this report is to present accurate and up-to-date collection development information relating to South Asian library materials. A separate report which provides information on collection strengths in South Asian library collections, taken from the Australian Conspectus Database has also been prepared for the South Asia: Renovating the National Collection meeting.
Information in this report is taken from the Results of the DNC Asian Library Materials Survey December 1994 which was distributed by the DNC Office in February 1995, and revised in June 1995.
For the purpose of this report the countries of South Asia are defined as: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
(The following NUC codes are used in the tables in the report) Libraries which are marked with * are partners in the South Asian project.
NUC code Library
ANL National Library of Australia *
ANU Australian National University
NSL State Library of New South Wales
NU University of Sydney *
NUN University of New South Wales
NUNE University of New England *
NMQU Macquarie University
XNTU Northern Territory University
QACU Australian Catholic University, Queensland
QGU Griffith University
QU University of Queensland
SU University of Adelaide
SFU Flinders University of South Australia *
TU University of Tasmania
VSUT Swinburne University of Technology
VSL State Library of Victoria
VVUT Victoria University of Technology
VMOU Monash University *
VU University of Melbourne
VLU La Trobe University *
WU University of Western Australia
WMDU Murdoch University
4. Data Included in this Report
The following information on collection development was requested from those libraries who participated in the original survey of collections of Asian library materials:
- Collection size/budget
- Libraries were asked to provide information on the size and budget
of the Asian library materials collections. Libraries were also asked if they
had any exchange agreements/donation sources which regularly provide Asian
library material.
- Collection assessment
- Libraries were asked to provide information on the methodology used
to assess their collection, and which of the following levels best described
their existing Asian materials collection.
- Introductory or basic material only
- Basic information supporting general enquiries
- Supports undergraduate and most graduate instruction
- Supports postgraduate and independent research
- Significant works of recorded knowledge, in all applicable languages
The survey was undertaken by the DNC Office in December 1994.
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