Collections

Collection development and management is a key area of public library services - ensuring that there is a diverse mix of content to meet the recreation and information needs of the community.

The Stock Quality Health Check (SQHC) is a practical tool which enables public libraries to undertake an assessment of the relevance, depth and range of collection stock in relation to the communities they serve.

Picture books are significant for not only developing early literacy skills, but also for the messages and values they convey about society. These resources assist libraries to improve the diversity in their children’s picture book collection.

Local studies is a key public library service, an opportunity to provide access to resources unique to your local community.

Oral history complements the more traditional forms of history making such as written histories and biographies.

Amplify is a crowdsourcing platform where libraries can publish digital audio materials from their collections, paired with machine-generated transcripts.