Ronald Williams Library

Northeastern Illinois University

THE RONALD WILLIAMS LIBRARY

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT POLICY

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT POLICY
TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction

• Purpose, Function, and Context of Collection Development

II. Institutional Environment

• Northeastern Illinois University
• Mission and Goals of the Ronald Williams Library
• Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Statements

III. Access to Information in a Statewide Resource Sharing Environment

• Access to Materials in the Ronald Williams Library
• Remote Access to Materials
• Research Materials
• Internet Resources

IV. Collaborative Collection Management Among Illinois Libraries

• Illinois Cooperative Collections Management Program
• Shared indexing services and delivery of online full text

V. Overview of the Library Collection

VI. Library Materials Budget Distribution

VII. Collection Development Committee

• Function and Role of Committee
• Responsibilities of Committee

VIII. Bibliographers

• Function and Role of Bibliographers
• Responsibilities of Bibliographers

IX. Teaching Faculty Liaisons

• Function and Role of Teaching Faculty Liaisons
• Responsibilities of Teaching Faculty Liaisons

X. Collections Program Officer
Function and Role of Collections Program Officer
Responsibilities of Collections Program Officer

XI. General Selection Criteria
First Priority in Selection Process and Formats
Formats
Selective Additions to the Collection
Formats and Materials Which Are Not Collected

XII. Collection Levels

• Ongoing Collection Management Review and Assessment
• Assessment Indicators

XIII. Collection Maintenance

• Inventory of the Collection
• Preservation of the Collection
• Withdrawals/Weeding of the Collection

XIV. Collection Management Policy Statements for Funds

Appendices

Appendix 1 Commitment to Membership; Acceptance of Membership in the Illinois Libraries Consortium
Appendix 2 Government Publications Department, Federal Documents Collection Development Policy
Appendix 3 Multimedia Learning Resource Center
Appendix 4 Northeastern Illinois University Archives
Appendix 5 Policy for Videocassette Selection, Acquisition, and Maintenance
Appendix 6 Gifts

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