TY - JOUR
T1 - The psychology of group decision making in collection development
AU - Quinn, Brian
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Significant collection development decisions are increasingly made in a group context. Despite this trend, surprisingly little research can be found in the library literature that addresses the psychological and psychosocial aspects of group interaction and their relation to the decision making process. In contrast, the field of psychology contains numerous studies of the role of group interaction in the decision making process. This article examines the psychological research on group decision making and explores how group psychology influences decision making and what the implications might be for collection development.
AB - Significant collection development decisions are increasingly made in a group context. Despite this trend, surprisingly little research can be found in the library literature that addresses the psychological and psychosocial aspects of group interaction and their relation to the decision making process. In contrast, the field of psychology contains numerous studies of the role of group interaction in the decision making process. This article examines the psychological research on group decision making and explores how group psychology influences decision making and what the implications might be for collection development.
KW - Collection development
KW - Decision
KW - Group
KW - Psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=52749097875&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.lcats.2008.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.lcats.2008.05.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:52749097875
SN - 1464-9055
VL - 32
SP - 10
EP - 18
JO - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
JF - Library Collections, Acquisition and Technical Services
IS - 1
ER -