Versioning History & Topic Suggestions for Future Updates
Versioning History
The table below lists major changes to this work. Minor content and formatting updates are expected to occur continuously, and page updated dates will reflect these, but the details of minor updates will not be tracked in this table.
| Version | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2.14 | 05/11/2026 | Updated the Graphic Medicine section and added a new section, Health Humanities, in the “Unique Collections Genres” Chapter. |
| 2.13 | 03/19/2026, 03/12/2026 | Ran the Pressbooks reports for accessibility and link checking, and addressed all issues. To improve accessibility, links no longer open in a new tab (since users can choose to open a new tab themselves by right-clicking), and standalone URLs have been replaced with descriptive text that explains the destination. |
| 2.12 | 02/07/2026 | Expanded and revised the Consumer Health section in the “Unique Collections Genre” chapter. |
| 2.11 | 08/15/2025 | Added a new paragraph to the “Budget and Planning” chapter on memorandums of understanding. Added a reference to the Ithaka report on the current state of academic ebook business models to the “Acquisitions” chapter. |
| 2.10 | 07/11/2025 | Updated the “Budget and Planning” chapter with a small section on annual budget models. Added links to other chapters as well. |
| 2.09 | 06/16/2025 | Updated “Evaluating Resources” chapter with links to cost-per-use articles and an updated Nursing Essential Resources List. Added “Last Updated” information at the top of each chapter. Added information about AI agents to the “Managing Relationships with Vendors” chapter. |
| 2.08 | 02/26/2025 | 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. |
| 2.07 | 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. |
| 2.06 | 08/19/2024 | Added a new chapter on “Getting Started,” and added a new section on how to “Share Feedback through the Hypothesis Sidebar.” |
| 2.05 | 07/23/2024 | Updated several MLA links following MLA’s transition to a new website. |
| 2.04 | 04/15/2024 | Renamed “Assessment” chapter to “Evaluating Resources: Deciding What to Buy, Keep, Weed, or Cancel”. |
| 2.03 | 10/03/2023 | Added a small section on “Grant Funding for Collections Content” in the “Budget and Planning” chapter. |
| 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?
- Transformative agreements, read and publish, subscribe to open.
- Link to Contemporary Issues in Collection Management?
- Include a government/federal library perspective.
