Preus Library acquires a wide range of information materials designed to enhance and support the educational mission of the College. The policies below help guide the development of our strategic ...

Bates College is a small, private, residential, liberal arts and sciences college founded in 1855. It is a coeducational, nonsectarian, and residential institution. The College has always admitted ...

Building the collection is a core activity in any library. A school library collection is built to support the curriculum and provide for voluntary reading; an academic library collection is developed ...

The Hope College Library is not part of a depository program for any government publications. Materials produced by any unit of the government (federal or state) are purchased “as appropriate.” Only ...

After years of practicing adult collection development skills in a medium-sized suburban public library, I have discovered that specific “shortcut” rules have become second nature to me. I present ...

The Hope College Library collection continuously evolves to support the curriculum, college mission, and student needs. Periodically, items will be removed using the following criteria and guidelines: ...

The Victoria City Council adopted two new library collection development policies for the Victoria Public Library at Tuesday’s meeting regarding its juvenile and young adult sections. The policies ...

The Victoria City Council will consider adopting new library collection development policies for the Victoria Public Library as it relates to its juvenile and young adult sections at its meeting ...

The library collections at Connecticut College support, and provide a vital basis for, the College’s teaching and research activities. The purpose of the Collection Development Policy is to establish ...

Regular visitors of the Reedsburg Public Library may notice that in some sections of the library previously crowded shelves may have a little more room. It may be easier to pull that paperback off the ...

is your neighborhood reporter for North Beach, Downtown Corpus Christi and the Bay Area. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi Library Board moved forward with a staff recommended Public Library ...

Last week, I touched upon the fundamental differences between personal and public libraries. Today, let’s delve deeper into the professional methods public librarians use when making decisions about ...