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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:05:10 -0500
From: Eduardo Gil <GilE@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>
Subject: Re: Collection development policies for serials (LeeAnn Nickles)

Recently, the Collection Resources Management Team at Sprague Library,
Montclair St. Univeristy of which I'm a member since I'm the Head of
Periodicals revised our Library's Collection Development Policy.  For
Periodicals I can mention some of the guidelines/criteria for selecting new
periodical subscriptions:

   * Long-term financial commitment, budget issues.
   * Storage of back issues, space issues.
   * Conversion of back runs to either microform or electronic resources.
   * Documented curricular needs.  This comes in two ways: Faculty needs to
     justify in a form that we have why he/she is recommending a particular
     title.  The other way, a department is coming up for accreditation or
     the visiting accreditation team recommends new titles.
   * Coverage in standard print and/or electronic indexes the Library owns.
   * Usage.

As far as who recommends a new periodical title for subscription I can
mention the following:

   * Individual faculty (they need to demonstrate curricular needs).
   * Visiting accreditation teams will suggest titles.
   * Review titles asked through interlibrary loans every year.
   * As Department Head I try to "fill in the gaps" by looking at standard
     lists developed by associations such as ACS etc. and I look at reviews
     in Choice, LJ, Serials Review and others.

I hope this helps.

Ed Gil
Periodicals Librarian

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 08:46:57 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
> From: LeeAnn Nickles <leeann@lambton.on.ca>
> Subject: Re: Collection development policies for serials (Ellen Simmons)
>
> I would be interested in any help offered through this discussion.
> I work in a small college library with no Librarian and most serial
> titles are recommended by faculty or the manager of the Resource
> Centre.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Lee Ann Nickles
> Lambton College Resource Centre
> 1457 London Road, Sarnia, ON N7S 6K4
> (519) 542-7751 x3289   FAX (519) 541-2426
> email  leeann@lambton.on.ca