Versioning History & Topic Suggestions for Future Updates
Versioning History
This table lists major changes to this work. Minor content and formatting updates are expected to occur continuously but will not be tracked in this table.
| Version | Date | Change |
| 2.07 | 2/26/2025 | Added a reference to a new e-resource licensing ebook and a section on AI clauses in the “Licensing and Copyright” chapter. Added in a section for service opportunities in the “Professional Development” chapter. |
| 2.06 | 11/15/2024 | Added a small section on “Non-Traditional Budget Allocations” to the “Budget and Planning” chapter, and expanded the list of “Non-Traditional Online Resources” in the “Unique Collections Genres” chapter. |
| 2.05 | 08/19/2024 | Added a new chapter on “Getting Started,” and added a new section on how to “Share Feedback through the Hypothesis Sidebar.” |
| 2.04 | 07/23/2024 | Updated several MLA links following MLA’s transition to a new website. |
| 2.03 | 04/15/2024 | Renamed “Assessment” chapter to “Evaluating Resources: Deciding What to Buy, Keep, Weed, or Cancel”. |
| 2.02 | 09/22/2023 | Added a section on streaming media acquisitions, updated glossary terms, and removed broken links. |
| 2.01 | 07/26/2023 | Added sample challenged materials policies and updated a few links. |
| 2.00 |
01/03/2023 |
Completed work is officially published. |
Topics Suggestions for Future Updates
Please suggest any updates to the 2nd edition or topics you would like to see added to the 3rd edition to gaukh@vcu.edu and iriskg@msu.edu.
- More details about how to look at COUNTER reports. Which are the most common COUNTER reports we use?
- Reliability of SUSHI reports.
- Transformative agreements, read and publish, subscribe to open.
- Link to Contemporary Issues in Collection Management?
- Include a government/federal library perspective.
