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3. Collection Development Guidelines by Type of Resource
Collecting levels is a concept that considers the intensity and depth of current levels of collection together with the volition and plans for future collection and preservation. A collecting level is expressed as a numbered level after the volume and quality of the collection has been scrutinized and evaluated, typically based on the conspectus method.
Collecting levels are commonly applied to all collections in any subject area, and reflect in a timely fashion technological changes in digital information that related to all physical collections, commercial databases, and online information resources provided by the Library.
Collecting levels is a concept that considers the intensity and depth of current levels of collection together with the volition and plans for future collection and preservation. A collecting level is expressed as a numbered level after the volume and quality of the collection has been scrutinized and evaluated, typically based on the conspectus method.
Level 1 (Minimal)Resources that are not considered basic resources (such as monographs and reference resources) are not collected. Level 1 collections, similar to basic information level collections, require frequent and systematic evaluation in order to maintain an up-to-date agglomeration of information. Resources that contain outdated information and previously-replaced resources should be removed.
Level 2 (Basic Information)This level refers to the selective collecting of resources that offer or define general outlines and introductory knowledge on specific subjects. Targeted resources include dictionaries, manuals, bibliography databases, main resources, historical investigation resources, and major periodical publications. In order to maintain an up-to-date collection of information, collections must be frequently and systematically evaluated.
Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support)This level refers to the collecting of resources with the aim of systematically compounding and maintaining knowledge in specific subject areas. Targeted resources include a wide range of essential texts, important ancient publications, complete collections of the works of major authors and partial works of selected authors, representative academic journals, relevant data files, reference books, and basic bibliographies. While collections at this level are appropriate for supporting college-level and higher education and satisfying the bulk of academic demands from the public and from special library users, they require systematic evaluation in order to maintain an up-to-date base of information.
Level 4 (Research)This level refers to the collecting of major resources such as research papers necessary for doctoral and independent studies, resources pertaining to new discoveries, results of scientific experimentation, and other information. Targeted resources include academic journals, major journals of indexes and abstracts, key reference books, a wide range of academic books, and major electronic resources. Resources necessary for historical studies need to be adequately preserved, even if the resource involved is antiquated.
Level 5 (Comprehensive)This level refers to comprehensive collecting in a specific subject area regardless of the language, format, and date of publication of the resource. Collecting on this level aims to maintain and provide specialized collections in a particular subject. Therefore, resources for historical studies need to be aggressively preserved, even if they are antiquated. When the Library assigns one of the five Collecting Levels, the standards for the formats and characteristics of the resources in each subject are determined based on
| Formats / char acteristics | Level 1 (Minimal) | Level 2 (Basic Information) | Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Level 4 (Research) | Level 5 (Comprehensive) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Level | High School | Community College | Undergraduate/ Graduate | Doctoral Research | Post-doctoral Research |
| Overall Purpose | Minimal: Relative Collecting | To Introduce and Define Subjects | To Satisfy Public Demand | To Support Doctoral and Advanced Research | Comprehensive Collecting |
| General Books | Highly Limited Collecting | Limited Collecting | Considerable Collecting | Extensive Collecting | - |
| Academic Books | N/A | N/A | Selective Collecting | - | - |
| General Magazines | Limited Collecting of Representative Magazines | Considerable Collecting | |||
| Academic Journals | N/A | Major Academic Journals | |||
| Reference Resources | Minimal | Limited Collecting: Literature Introduction Level | Considerable Collecting | ||
| Electronic Resources | Collecting of Noncommercial Resources | Selective Collecting of Resources from Commercial or Free Networks | Wide-ranging Approach to Commercial and Online Resources | ||
| Duplicates | N/A | N/A | N/A | Minimal Collecting | Extensive Collecting |
| Language(s) | Korean | Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English | Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English, and more | Considerable Collecting | |
| Preservation Level | To be Discarded of When Invalid | Partial Discard and Repairs | Retention and Archiving of Intellectual Content | Retention and Preservation of Original Formats | Retention and Preservation of Original Formats |
| Percentage of New Publications | Under 5% | 5% to Under 10% | 10% to Under 25% | 25% to Under 75% | 75% to 100% |
The Library’s mid- to long-term collecting levels are assigned to each subject (field) of the ten main KDC classes as listed in
| Subjects | Analogue Domestic |
Foreign | Digital Domestic Off-line |
On-line | Foreign Off-line | On-line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Class | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Philosophy | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Religion | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Technology | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Arts | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Language | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Literature | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| History | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
* 1: Minimal, 2: Basic Information, 3: Study or Instructional Support, 4: Research, 5: Comprehensive
| Level 1 (Minimal) | High School |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | Community College |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Undergraduate/ Graduate |
| Level 4 (Research) | Doctoral Research |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) | Post-doctoral Research |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | Minimal: Relative Collecting |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | To Introduce and Define Subjects |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | To Satisfy Public Demand |
| Level 4 (Research) | To Support Doctoral and Advanced Research |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) | Comprehensive Collecting |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | Highly Limited Collecting |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | Limited Collecting |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Considerable Collecting |
| Level 4 (Research) | Extensive Collecting |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) | - |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | N/A |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | N/A |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Selective Collecting |
| Level 4 (Research) | - |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) | - |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | Limited Collecting of Representative Magazines |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Considerable Collecting |
| Level 4 (Research) | |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | N/A |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Major Academic Journals |
| Level 4 (Research) | |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | Minimal |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | Limited Collecting: Literature Introduction Level |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Considerable Collecting |
| Level 4 (Research) | |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | Collecting of Noncommercial Resources |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | Selective Collecting of Resources from Commercial or Free Networks |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Wide-ranging Approach to Commercial and Online Resources |
| Level 4 (Research) | |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | N/A |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | N/A |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | N/A |
| Level 4 (Research) | Minimal Collecting |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) | Extensive Collecting |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | Korean |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Korean, Chinese, Japanese, English, and more |
| Level 4 (Research) | Considerable Collecting |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | To be Discarded of When Invalid |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | Partial Discard and Repairs |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | Retention and Archiving of Intellectual Content |
| Level 4 (Research) | Retention and Preservation of Original Formats |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) | Retention and Preservation of Original Formats |
| Level 1 (Minimal) | Under 5% |
|---|---|
| Level 2 (Basic Information) | 5% to Under 10% |
| Level 3 (Study or Instructional Support) | 10% to Under 25% |
| Level 4 (Research) | 25% to Under 75% |
| Level 5 (Comprehensive) | 75% to 100% |
* 1: Minimal, 2: Basic Information, 3: Study or Instructional Support, 4: Research, 5: Comprehensive
Subjects01 General Class| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 3 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 3 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 3 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Analogue Domestic | 5 |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 4 |
| Digital Domestic Off-line | 5 |
| On-line | 3 |
| Foreign Off-line | 4 |
| On-line | 3 |