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CvSU Library Manual of Operations

d. Library materials essential for the informational needs of
each subject area shall be considered.

e. The volume of the library collection shall conform with
standard requirements based on size of the faculty and
student enrolment in the University.

f. Priority shall be given to library materials supporting the
University research thrust.

g. Current publications of lasting and scholarly value will be
given priority over older and out-of-print materials.

h. Materials will be acquired through other means if the
originals are not available or too expensive.

i. Duplicate copies will only be acquired if purchases of these
materials are justified.

j. Variant edition of a title held will only be acquired if these
are standard editions and contain substantial changes and
are needed for research purposes. This is not applicable to
editions or scientific publications.

k. Extensive in-depth materials for scientific research needs of
graduate students or for short term research projects of staff
members will not be purchased by the library.

l. Publications not held by the library will not be purchased if
these are for the sole use of an individual, academic
departments and administrative office.

i. All materials acquired with funds allocated for the library
become property of the library and are available for use of
the CvSU community.

Article 5. Collection Development Methodologies

Section 1. Selection

a. The selection of library materials shall be a
collaborative responsibility of the deans, department
chairs, faculty members and the library staff.

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