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CvSU Library Manual of Operations

b. For subject collection, the academic staff shall be
encouraged to submit requests and recommendations
in the specialized subject areas to ensure more depth
and comprehensiveness of the collection. The librarian
shall be notified of the library material requirements of
new research and programs. The librarian, in turn,
shall play role in informing the selection staff of what
has been published.

c. For general collections which include needed titles,
regardless of the immediate demand of the curriculum,
the selection shall be the responsibility of the
librarian. However, the librarian may solicit
recommendations coming from faculty and students.

d. For reference collections including materials for
consultation and bibliographical investigation
(dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, abstracts,
bibliographies, yearbooks, etc), selection shall be the
joint responsibility of the librarian and the faculty
members.

e. Selection of materials should be based on the
following:
 current budget;
 cost;
 sustainability to current curriculum;
 instructional and research needs of the campus
community;
 service to the community as an information
center;
 general knowledge or recreational interests;
 present holdings in the subject area;
 date of publications and lasting value;
 critical reviews; and
 material availability in surrounding libraries (if
member of a consortium).

Section 2. Acquisition

Library materials shall be acquired through purchase,
donations, gift or exchange items which the selection
personnel have identified as a desirable addition to the
collection. Level of collecting intensity shown in Table 2

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