MPL and its Zaytoun
branch hold a selected collection of books, reference
works, and audiovisual materials in the form of
VCRs, audiocassettes and audio CD's,
as well as multimedia items. Both
the main library and its branch subscribe to a number
of newspapers and general magazines that enjoy great
readership among their members. |
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The
total target of holdings of the main library are
around 135,000 items of various information media
that were previously referred to. The Zaytoun branch
target of holds around 33,000 items. |
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These
items cover the spectrum of non-specialized human
knowledge. Special care is taken to make sure that
the number of items dedicated to children and youth
would be nearly equal to that dedicated to adults.
Care is
also taken with respect to the prevailing percentage
of Arabic language materials, compared to the overall
library holdings (this should not be less that 80%).
then, the
maximum number of acquired copies from the same
title should not exceed six copies.
Selection
of the various materials is performed according
to the "annual collection development plan,"
which is based on the "collection development
policy" that is followed by the library. Both
the plan and the policy in MPL are based on the
users' interests, which are measured through the
following means:
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- Circulation
statistics
- Readership
tendencies inside the library.
- Results
of analyzing the users' interests' questionnaires.
- Direct
requests from the users.
- Direct
interaction between the users and the library
staff.
- Worn out
items (due to the great demand for them).
- Current
events on the national and international levels.
- Works of
literary, cultural and scientific icons.
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| In
preparing the annual collection development plan,
the following is also taken into consideration: |
- The Library's
"Three-Year Business Plan," and the
financial allotments in the yearly budgets.
- Discarded
items, in terms of numbers and subject areas.
- Proportion
of the adult's materials to those pertaining
to children and youth.
- Proportion
of materials in Arabic language to those in
other foreign languages.
- An adequate
number of copies, with a maximum . of six copies
for any single title.
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| The
Library Director prepares the collection development
plan, which is then approved by MPL
Board of
Directors. |
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Subject
Categories of the Library Collection
Collection
Development Policy Project
Mubarak
Public Library in Figures
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