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Wismer, Donald – 1986
The materials selection policy of the public services division of the Maine State Library analyzes the statutory language under which the library operates, and incorporates the requirements of that language into a broader framework of demand, collection quality, and long term value. Collection development is discussed by Dewey class, followed by…
Descriptors: Censorship, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo. Library. – 1979
This policy statement provides the guidelines for the development of library collections and coordinates all collection development efforts of the California Polytechnic State University library. It discusses clientele and user needs, subject boundaries, general priorities and limitations, and categories of materials. It defines the collections…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Morey, Rhonda – 1985
This manual was written for the Conococheague District Library System, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The district purchased a core collection of 90 videotapes, 30 for each of 3 libraries (Coyle Free Library, Franklin County Library, and Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library); and 6 videorecorders, 2 for each library. This manual is intended to provide…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Fines (Penalties), Library Circulation, Library Collections
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1974
This collection of acquisition materials from member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) contains: (1) acquisition policies from Brigham Young University, Iowa State University, and the University of Cincinnati; (2) book selection policies from the University of Nebraska Undergraduate Library and Georgetown University; (3) an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Area Studies, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
A March 1980 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on preservation indicated that more than half the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) membership were operating some type of active preservation program. This kit on basic preservation procedures contains policy statements, guidelines, and procedural instructions (many…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Collections
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1987
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit draws on materials related to preservation activities that have evolved over the past six years. In addition, information obtained from 97 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries that responded to a 1984/85 pilot preservation survey conducted by the ARL Microform Project, as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Guidelines, Higher Education
Roselle, Ann; Chan, Karen – 1997
This collection development policy serves as a guide for the selection and retention of depository government documents by the Government Publications Unit of the Kennedy Memorial Library of Eastern Washington University (EWU) in Cheney, Washington. The library selects approximately 65 percent of the depository items distributed by the U.S.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Association of Coll. and Research Libraries, Chicago, IL. – 1981
This publication presents college library collection development policies and policy excerpts, selected on the basis of their compatibility with a 1979 set of guidelines for the formulation of collection development policies prepared by the American Library Association (ALA). The guidelines themselves are also presented. It is noted that none of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Bell, Louis; And Others – 1980
This policy statement for a university library covers goals and objectives of collection development, the sharing of resources, and the responsibilities of both teaching faculty and librarians in the collection development process, as well as general library policies and guidelines and selection policies in the various subject areas and university…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education
Nilson, Julieanne V. – 1985
A March 1985 survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) netted 63 responses on 4 topics related to gifts and exchange programs: organizational change, the use of automation, changes in priorities, and the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Comments throughout the responses reflect that materials collected through gifts and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Exchange Programs, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Sawin, Philip, Jr., Ed. – 1981
Policies for the selection, acquisition, and weeding of library materials, based on collection needs stated by academic departments and staff inputs, are listed for a university learning resource center. An alphabetical index is provided of major subject areas and subdivisions, which are assigned one of four level designators indicating the depth…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines, Higher Education
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Library and Learning Resources Section. – 1982
Designed to aid school districts to plan and develop library media programs and to evaluate existing programs in Oklahoma, these guidelines are organized along the four essential components of library media programs: facilities, materials and equipment, personnel, and services. The section on facilities explores the relationship of functions to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni – 1987
This report on a study of the acquisition policies and procedures of the Mesa College Library (Grand Junction, Colorado) begins by discussing the techniques used for data collection, including: (1) measurement of shelflist cards; (2) calculation of average imprint date, accession date, number of circulations, price, and year of latest circulation;…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Graphs, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Sawin, Philip, Jr., Ed. – 1984
This collection development policy paper incorporates guidelines contributed by all university academic departments, as well as by members of the Library Learning Center professional staff. An alphabetical index provides access to major subject areas and subdivisions, which are assigned one of four level designators indicating the depth of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Higher Education
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
This publication replaces "Media Standards for School Learning Resources Centers" (1980) with revised standards that were based on prevailing guidelines promoted in the literature, characteristics of educational and library media center environments prevalent in the state as reported by officials in the Department of Elementary and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Environment, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
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