Elements and Performance Criteria
- Review collection
- Maintain data on trends relevant to customer needs, available information and alternative formats
- Take action on policy issues within area of responsibility and make recommendations to appropriate person/s on selection and acquisition of information
- Develop/assess acquisition recommendations
- Develop proposals based on own knowledge of customer group/s, usage patterns, specific requests and other available material
- Assess own or others' proposals in accordance with organisational collection management policies
- Assess proposals for their impact on the collection, and on the balance of in-house collection and information from remote sources
- Assess proposals in relation to identified customer needs and requirements
- Identify and access resource implications of proposals
- Prioritise proposals based on reasoned analysis of all factors
- Assess qualities of recommended acquisitions
- Gather and examine all appropriate information about material to be acquired
- Assess where relevant, physical durability of material against likely levels and types of usage
- Identify and evaluate alternative formats in relation to usage patterns and cost
- Assess suitability of material for potential customers
- Review supplier and format options
- Maintain awareness of the capacity of suppliers to meet specific information needs
- Select format in relation to ease of access, resource implications and suitability for customer requirements
- Negotiate with suppliers to maximise cost saving opportunities for the organisation within scope of individual responsibility
- Select suppliers based on ability to meet needs and in accordance with organisational policies
- Recommend and/or act on selections
- Make final recommendations for acquisitions in accordance with organisational procedures or allocate resources for purchase depending on scope of individual responsibility
- Implement administrative procedures for acquisition of material in accordance with organisational requirements