图书馆学院发展政策
In support of the stated goals and objectives of 皇冠博彩, the libraries are developing a unified collection of library resources and services. The collection development policy provides guidelines for establishing priorities for the selection of library materials and the criteria for withdrawal of materials from the collection. Although the library’s staff is primarily responsible for the quality of the collection, the selection of new materials and the withdrawal of materials are collection development activities shared with other members of the college community. Librarians and teaching faculty initiate most material requests. Suggestions from students and college staff for the purchase of library materials are welcomed and will be given careful consideration. You can provide a book recommendation through our 图书馆图书建议表格. 图书馆 staff with collection development responsibilities follow the library’s guidelines for selection of materials to ensure that materials which support the instructional programs of the college are added to the collection. Recommendations from the teaching faculty are particularly important in building a collection that supports student success. 选择和退出标准将在下面更详细地描述。
In recognition of the responsibilities of librarians and libraries in making materials available to the public, the 皇冠博彩图书馆 support the following policy statements by the American 图书馆 Association (ALA) and the Educational Film Association:
馆藏发展目标
The primary goal of the 图书馆 is to develop and maintain collections that support the curriculum and instructional programs of 皇冠博彩 and the needs of students, faculty, and staff of the college. The library serves a community of life-long learners with a broad range of interests and prior educational experiences. Therefore, library resources also include a variety of general information resources in subject areas not covered by classroom instruction, but generally supportive of a learning environment.
For those members of the college community whose scholarly or research needs are beyond the scope of 图书馆 collections, librarians will help to identify, locate, and borrow such materials through interlibrary loan. Within the constraints of available funds, facilities, and staffing, the 图书馆 will acquire and make available materials in various formats, evaluate existing collections, and develop policies and procedures to maintain the quality of collections and information resources.
The 图书馆 is involved in resource-sharing agreements (Amigos互借协议, 德克萨斯州立图书馆的TexShare卡项目, and OCLC的Worldshare馆际互借服务) that significantly expand the range of materials available to the 皇冠博彩 community. Selection of materials by the library does not imply endorsement of the contents or the views expressed in those materials. No material will be excluded from the collection because of the controversial nature of either the author or of the material.
材料选择指南
The following guidelines are presented to assist library staff, faculty, and administrators in selecting quality materials for inclusion in the 图书馆 collections. It is recognized that some of the criteria included in the guidelines are more important than others and that the quality of content should be a primary consideration.
需要考虑的一般因素有：
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与学生的课程需求相关。
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与教师的教学需求相关。
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基于现有程序和集合的可能需求。
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知识内容和学术价值。
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Current, in-print publications will generally be given priority over out-of-print publications.
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与皇冠博彩和皇冠博彩图书馆的使命宣言相关。
选择电子资源的准则包括：
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搜索功能
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其他格式材料的可用性
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同时用户数
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培训和教育支持
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与标准浏览器的兼容性
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校外访问和其他许可限制
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技术支持
First priority shall be given to resources which directly support subject areas and vocational emphases currently represented by credit courses offered at 皇冠博彩. 图书馆 staff and faculty should be alert to important new works in their subject areas, works by key authorities in the field, and major critical studies. The prestige of the publisher or sponsoring organization is another important consideration. Most print materials added to the collection should be accessible to the general reader, not specialists. As noted above, the primary goal of the library’s collections is to support the program of instruction. Textbooks adopted for class use will not normally be purchased for the collection. Instructors wishing to reserve textbooks are responsible for obtaining them. The library will not routinely purchase consumable materials such as workbooks or tests.
礼物
The 图书馆 welcomes gifts of materials that are consistent with the collection development policy and provided that there are no restrictions attached as to their disposition. Because all items added to the collection generate processing and storage costs, materials received as gifts will be evaluated by the same criteria as materials purchased. 礼物 are accepted with the understanding that materials not added to the collection will be disposed of in ways most advantageous to the library.
收集评价
The collection will be maintained by continuously evaluating the contents both qualitatively and quantitatively. The purpose of evaluation is to identify “gaps” in specific subject areas and to maintain a well-balanced collection in light of the college’s and the library’s mission statements. The collection should be evaluated systematically and on a regular basis by a combination of methods.
可能的评价技术包括：
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观察使用模式
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Formal questionnaire or survey of students and faculty to determine the nature of use and the level of satisfaction
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Comparison of library holdings against standard subject bibliographies, course reading lists and core holdings at other community college libraries
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Tracking the growth rate and size of the collection as a whole, and in parts, and gauging the amount of use within specific subject areas
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每年审查由学生，教师和工作人员提出的资源共享请求
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审查与课程和项目提供的调整相关的持股
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在线数据库使用日志分析
除草
除草, the removal of materials to be discarded, is an important part of the overall collection development process. Building a viable collection of materials to serve the college community is a dynamic process that includes assessment and the removal of materials that are obsolete, damaged beyond repair, or no longer relevant to the curriculum. Librarians with assigned areas of collection development responsibilities are primarily responsible for weeding the collection. Faculty representatives are strongly encouraged to review their subject areas to identify items which should be withdrawn and bring such materials to the attention of their library liaison.
以下类别的材料将被考虑从收集中除草。
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过时的材料。
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取代版本。
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过度磨损或损坏的材料 Items in poor condition, but still valuable in terms of intellectual content will be considered for repair or replacement.
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不再需要支持课程的多本专著。
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教科书和教学材料或较新文本的以前版本。
Whenever possible, monographs initially chosen for discard will be checked against standard bibliographies (e.g., Books for College 库) before being discarded. 图书馆院长负责监督除草活动。