Navigating the Parallel Universe: Education for Collection Management in the Electronic Age

THEFOCI OF THIS ARTICLE ARE THE SELECTION AND decision-making aspects of the Edelmen model of collection development. The authors review the challenges facing library/information studies education and the place of collection development within that context. The implications for the library/information center’s repertoire of the rise of a whole new class of resources is also considered. The authors suggest that a more comprehensive approach to the preparation of library/information service professionals with collection macagement responsibilities is now required.