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Roselle, Ann; Chan, Karen – 1997
This collection development policy serves as a guide for the selection and retention of depository government documents by the Government Publications Unit of the Kennedy Memorial Library of Eastern Washington University (EWU) in Cheney, Washington. The library selects approximately 65 percent of the depository items distributed by the U.S.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Government Publications, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Toomer, Clarence; Bryson, Emily M.; Matlin, Katherine R.; Herrera, Mariana; Johnson, Jesse; Lazouksas, Lorraine; Meeker, Robert; Meyer, Beverly; Miletich, Ivo; Nuby, Mary – 1999
This document presents the collection development policy for the Douglas Library and Learning Resources at Chicago State University. Collection development committee policies are presented in terms of planning (allocation of resources budget, implementation of resource sharing and related programs, development of policies and procedures, liaison…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Wetherbee, James M. – 1995
This document is a statement of guidelines for the collection of reference materials at the Ethel K. Smith Library in Wingate University (North Carolina). The library's mission statement is given at the outset. Then parameters are established for the reference collection's scope and size, including subject-area and media priorities. The statement…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
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Amey, Larry – Emergency Librarian, 1988
Discusses the need for written collection policies in learning resources centers as a defense against censorship and as a collection planning device. A model collection policy is reviewed, with emphasis on the sections and wording that bear directly on censorship and intellectual freedom. (8 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Autonomy, Intellectual Freedom
McCabe, Carol, Ed. – 1986
Developed as part of a statewide coordinated collection development effort, this document is a compendium of the narrative statements of collection development policies from 19 Alaskan university, public, school, and special libraries. Only the basic narrative plus any unique appendices are included for each policy, and some of the policies are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Alaska Univ., Fairbanks. Alaska Native Knowledge Network. – 2002
These guidelines are predicated on the belief that culturally appropriate service to indigenous peoples is a fundamental principle of Alaska public libraries. While the impetus for developing the guidelines was service to the Alaska Native community, they can also be applied to other cultural groups. A culturally responsive library environment is…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness