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Download full textPacker, Donna; And Others – 1986
This collection development policy provides a framework within which library faculty subject specialists at Western Washington University make library material acquisition decisions. The collection policies address aspects of collection scope and collection intensity, current needs and long-term goals of the university's academic program and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Policy, Higher Education, Library Administration
Peer reviewedPacker, Donna – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Reviews the literature on library acquisitions allocations and the lack of agreement on effective policies. Discussion focuses on a process developed at Western Washington University, which combines mathematical formulations of equity with the reality of campus politics, while protecting collection integrity. (44 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, College Environment
