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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:36:51 -0600
From: Linda Hulbert <lhulber@SIUE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Collection development policies for serials (Eduardo Gil)

I would like to recommend checking websites of various libraries who may be
like libraries. We recently did an assignment for students in an acquisitions
class and they were able to find a wide range of collection development
policies on line.

Linda Hulbert

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:05:10 -0500
> From: Eduardo Gil <GilE@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Collection development policies for serials (LeeAnn Nickles)
>
> Recently, the Collection Resources Management Team at Sprague Library,
> Montclair St. Univeristy of which I'm a member since I'm the Head of
> Periodicals revised our Library's Collection Development Policy.  For
> Periodicals I can mention some of the guidelines/criteria for selecting new
> periodical subscriptions:
>
>    * Long-term financial commitment, budget issues.
>    * Storage of back issues, space issues.
>    * Conversion of back runs to either microform or electronic resources.
>    * Documented curricular needs.  This comes in two ways: Faculty needs to
>      justify in a form that we have why he/she is recommending a particular
>      title.  The other way, a department is coming up for accreditation or
>      the visiting accreditation team recommends new titles.
>    * Coverage in standard print and/or electronic indexes the Library owns.
>    * Usage.
>
> As far as who recommends a new periodical title for subscription I can
> mention the following:
>
>    * Individual faculty (they need to demonstrate curricular needs).
>    * Visiting accreditation teams will suggest titles.
>    * Review titles asked through interlibrary loans every year.
>    * As Department Head I try to "fill in the gaps" by looking at standard
>      lists developed by associations such as ACS etc. and I look at reviews
>      in Choice, LJ, Serials Review and others.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Ed Gil
> Periodicals Librarian