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 IMPLEMENTATION

 Institutions policies and procedures, collection development, organization and preservation of library
materials and resources

TECHNICAL SERVICES

1. Selection and Acquisition
a. Goals

1.To develop a collection that will serve the present and future needs of the library clientele;
2. To provide cost-effective acquisition;
3.To participate in library meetings with other departments for the enhancement of library’s collection
development;
4.To support the research needs of the clienteles by constantly maintaining a good and balance collection; and
5.To evaluate the collection and determine its strong and weak points in order to see what is mostly needed by
the clientele.

b. Criteria for Selection
In providing the library with a well-rounded collection, the following criteria for selection shall be
considered:
1. Appropriateness for undergraduate use.
2. Appropriateness for use in the graduate programs.
3. Books of education, information, research, and values should be selected.
4. The collection shall not only compose of books but also of audio-visual materials which are of importance to the
information need and as well as keeping in the advancement of technology.
5. Books should be selected according to their timelessness, performance of materials, their quality, content,
format and the credibility of the author. Each must be judged as a whole.
6. Materials should be used for one or more courses.
7. The physical aspects of the materials should be considered. Deformed materials should not be selected.
8. The materials should not be discriminating. It should present two or more views on issues as much as
possible.
9. The books must be durable in binding, paper and printing.

Figure 1. Acquisition Workflow

Book dealers send in books for examination

Executive Director approves Purchase Order

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