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Collection Development Policy Statement

St. John's University Libraries
Collection Development Policy Statement
[WikiDraft 12/19/2006]
[Updated 8/21/2007]
Table of Contents

I Introduction

A. CollectionDevelopmentPolicyStatement/Mission and History
B. Going Digital

II General Collection Management: Principles and Constraints

A. Currency of Collection
B. Selection of Materials
1. Selection Sources
2. Selection Criteria
a) General Criteria
b) Guidelines for Selecting Periodicals
c) Guidelines for Selecting Digital Materials
d) Guidelines for Selecting Media Center Materials
C. Specific Formats
1. Print Materials
2. Non-Print Physical Materials
3. Digital Materials
D. Languages and Translations
E. Faculty Publications and Local Authors/Interests
F. Recreational Reading
G. Acquisitions Procedures Affecting Collection Policy
H. Gifts and Exchanges
I. Collection Maintenance: Withdrawals
1. Method of Withdrawals
2. Withdrawal Criteria
3. Withdrawal Guidelines for General Subject Areas
4. Withdrawal Guidelines for Periodicals and Serials
5. Materials That Should Not Be Withdrawn
6. Discarding Withdrawn Materials
J. Collection Maintenance and Preservation
K. Multiple Copies
L. Reserves
M. Replacement of Lost or Damaged Material
N. Materials Not To Be Acquired

III Library Collections

A. Subject Collections
1. Art and Music
2. Asian Studies
3. Athletic Administration
4. Biology
5. Business and Economics
6. Chemistry
7. Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
8. Education
9. Environmental Studies
10. Government and Politics
11. History and Geography
12. Hospitality (Hotel, Restaurant, Sport, Travel and Tourism)
13. Literature
14. Library and Information Science
15. Mass Communications, Journalism, Television and Film
16. Mathematics and Computer Science
17. Modern Languages
18. Pharmacy and Allied Health
19. Philosophy
20. Physics
21. Psychology
22. Sociology and Anthropology
23. Speech, Communication Sciences, and Theater
24. Theology and Religious Studies
25. Subject Collections Template

B. Supporting the Core
1. Discover New York
2. Scientific Inquiry
3. Writing Studies

C. New Programs and Areas of Interest

IV Collection Assessment

A. General Policy
B. Collection Codes: Definitions
1. Collection Level/Current Collection
2. Acquisitions Commitment
3. Collection Goal
C. Collection Levels: Codes and Definitions

V Usage Statistics

A. Current Circulation (CC) - 8/31/05 through 8/1/06:
CC: A-C
CC: D-F?
CC: G-H?
CC: J-K?
CC: L-N?
CC: P-Q?
CC: R-S?
CC: T-Z?

B. Database Click Through Statistics (CTS): CTS: 2006

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