Collection Development in a digital environment: an imperative for information organizations in the twenty‐first century

Abstract

PurposeThis paper discusses the topic of Collection Development in a digital environment. Developing digital collections is a logical consequence of inserting information technologies in organizations. The usual route towards other models of libraries has allowed the development of the digital collections as a source of Digital Libraries.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is based on the development of a user‐oriented concept of digital collections.FindingsThe current information society requires Collection Development to guarantee suitable resources in information organizations.Originality/valueThe authors provide a new way of looking at the development of digital collections. In this paper the authors propose a cycle to create a digital collection starting from the established precepts for traditional Collection Development. The creation process is supplemented with an analysis of the term Collection Development starting from the user's focus.