Houston Cole Library Collection Management and Development

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Henderson, William Abbot, Ed.; McAbee, Sonja L.,
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Ed.
Houston Cole Library Collection Management and
TITLE
Development Policy.
Jacksonville State Univ., Ala.
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DESCRIPTORS
Education; *Library Collection Development; *Library
Collections; Library Materials; *Library Material
Selection; *Policy
Jacksonville State University AL
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
This report describes the collection management and
development policy of, and the diverse collections housed at,
Jacksonville State University's Houston Cole Library. The first part
of the report consists of a detailed collection management and
development policy statement, beginning with the history of the
library, the physical disposition of the collections, and the roles
and responsibilities of the Collection Management and Development
Group (MDG) and going on to discuss policies on all categories of
acquisitions and all related library functions. Ihe second, and
larger part of the report, consists of a series of narrative
statements describing the library's collections for the following
subject areas: agriculture; Fble Alabama Gallery; American literature;
art; audiovisual; auxiliary a,-Lences of history; biology; chemistry;
commerce and business administration; communication; criminal
justice; drama; education; English literature; family and consumer
science; general works; geography and anthropology; geology;
government documents; history; languages and related literatures;
law; library science and bibliography; mathematical, computing, and
information sciences; military science; music; nursing; philosophy,
ethics, and religion; physics and engineering; political science and
public administration; psychology; sociology and social work;
technology; and Western European literature. Included in the appendix
directory
are a list of definitions of collection level indicators, a
of the CMDG members, a 13-item bibliography, and a topical index.
(MAB)
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HOUSTON COLE LIBRARY
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
U.S. DEPARTMENT Of EDUCATION
Office ot Educational Res( Irch and Impfovement
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION
CENTER (ERIC)
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"PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS
MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY
William A. Henderson
Sonja L. McAbee
TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)."
Jacksonville State University
1991
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BEST COPY AVAHARI F
HOUSTON COLE LIBRARY
MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
COLLECTION
Compiled and edited
by
William Abbot Henderson and Sonja L. McAbee
Jacksonville State University
1991
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
time, energy, and advice
Numerous people have contributed their
to this project. For their direction and leadership we would like
to thank William Hubbard, University Librarian, and Thomas
Library.
Freeman, Director of Print Media at the Houston Cole
like to thank Martin
For their expertise and assistance we would
Faigel, Acquisitions Librarian, Marshall University; Patricia
Henderson, Collection Development, University of Alabama; and
Joyce Lamont, Alabama Collection, University of Alabama. We are
particularly indebted to Patsy Frost for her energy and her
willingness to see the project through. Special thanks go to the
members of the Collection Management and Development Group for
all their work.
William Henderson
Jacksonville State University
Sonja McAbee
May 15, 1991
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TABLE OF CONTWS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
vii
Preface
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
1
Introduction
General Collection Management and
11
Development Policy
23
NARRATIVE STATEMENTS
25
Agriculture
29
Alabama Gallery
32
American Literature
36
Art
40
Audio-Visual
43
Auxiliary Sciences of History
46
Biology
51
Chemistry
55
Commerce & Business Administration
61
Communication
65
Criminal Justice
71
Drama
75
Education
81
English Literature
86
Family and Consumer Science
90
General Works
94
Geography & Anthropology
99
Geology
103
Government Documents
107
History
112
Languages & Related Literatures
116
Law
122
Library Science and Bibliography
Mathematical, Computing, and
126
Information Sciences
131
Military Science
134
Music
138
Nursing
143
Philosophy, Ethics, & Religion
147
Physics & Engineering
151
Political Science & Public Administration
157
Psychology
162
Sociology & Social Work
167
Technology
171
Western European Literatures
175
APPENDIX
177
Collection Level Indicators
181
Directory of CMDG Members
185
Bibliography
187
Topical Index
vii
PREFACE
Library had no
In 1989, recognizing that the Houston Cole
formal Collection Management and Development Policy, development
library's
of such a policy was identified as an objective in the
Under the mandate of William Hubbard, the
first five-year plan.
University Lararian, the Collection Management and Development
The goals of this group were: to write a
Group was created.
collection management and development policy; to assess the
library's collections using accepted standardized measurement
techniques; and to describe the collection in a comprehendible
Academic
language for comparability with the Network of Alabama
Libraries and libraries throughout the country.
libraries
Using sample policies from a variety of academic
Library Association's
and following the outline of the American
the General
Guide for Written Collection Policy Statements,
written and a
Collection Management and Development Policy was
specialists to describe
boilerplate was created for the subject
collections was done
their diverse collections. Assessment of the
Library
following techniques evaluated by the American
Association's Guide to the Evaluation of Library Collections and
Collection Assessment Manual.
Nancy Powell's Pacific Northwest
Collection
Because of staff and time considerations, the
following
Management and Development Group elected to employ the
collection
evaluation methodologies: check-lists; direct
examination; shelflist measurements; WLN Conspectus sheets; and
OCLC/AMIGOS
comparative analysis of statistics extracted from the
Collection Analysis Service.
continuous process, the
As collection assessment is a
format
resulting evaluations have been compiled in a loose-leaf
This companion volume to the Houston
to facilitate updating.
Development Policy and
Cole Library Collection Management and
Collection's
Librar
Statement is entitled The Houston Cole
Assessments.
Jacksonville State University
Houston Cole Library
Collection Management and Development Policy
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
HOUSTON COLE LIBRARY
C(LLECTION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
I. Introduction
Collection
A.) Jacksonville State University's
Management and Development Policy describes the
Houston Cole Library's collection management and
acquisition endeavors and their relationship to the
needs of the University's academic, research, and
The policy is directed primarily
service programs.
Acquisitions
to the library's subject specialists,
Librarian, Serials Librarian, Director of Nonprint
Media, Alabama Gallery Librarian, and Government
teaching
Documents Librarian, and secondarily to the
University.
faculty and instructional staff of the
find it useful, would
A tertiary audience, who may
include interested patrons and potential
resource-sharing libraries and institutions within
The policy is a combination
the state and region.
format
of narrative statements that follow the
Association's
Library
American
the
outlined
in
q and
te e
I
qualitative and quantitative assessments. The
assessments are derived from a combination of
shelflist measurements, list checking, and
conspectus data adapted from the WLN Collection
Assessment Services collection assessment manual.
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B.) Jacksonville State University is a state-supported,
coeducational institution located in Northeast
Alabama, serving primarily the citizens of that
Its purpose is to provide quality education,
area.
integrating traditional academic pursuits with
The undergraduate
career-oriented programs.
colleges offer the B.S., B.A., B.F.A., B.S. in
Education, B.Mul B.S.W., and B.T. degrees, and
basic engineering and pre-professional training
for medicine, law, veterinary medicine, pharmacy,
The Graduate School offers the
and agriculture.
M.B.A
M.P.A., and
M.A., M.S., M.S. in Education,
In addition, the University provides
Ed.S. degrees.
service to the communities in Northeast Alabama
through consulting and research activities and
continuing education programs.
C.) The Collection Management and Development Policy is
intended to assist the various librarians in the
selection of library materials for the collections
and to serve as a guide to library resources for the
It supports the
faculty and other patrons.
librarians in the decision-making process regarding
routine acquisitions, serials and standing orders,
gifts and exchange assessments, and in establishing
priorities to guide organization, retrospective
conversion, and preservation decisions.
In
addition, the policy defines the scope of the
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existing collections and outlines recommendations
future development of collections.
for
It
describes collection management and development
practices to assist librarians and teaching faculty
with the selection and deselection/replacement of
materials in a consistent and fiscally responsible
The policy is intended to build better
manner.
communication lines between teaching faculty and
librarians with collection development
responsibilities, enabling them to evaluate
progress in meeting collection goals. It should
provide basic information to prepare and allocate
Finally, it should
library materials funds.
document areas in which cooperative programs exist,
and serve as the basis for identifying areas for
future cooperative collection development programs.
D.) The Houston Cole Library adheres to the position
governing censorship and intellectual freedom
adopted by the Council of the American Library
associaticnts
published
Association
the
and
in
Library Bill of Rights.
E.) Jacksonville State Univ,rsity traces its origins to
the establishment, in 1836, of the Jacksonville Male
Academy and, in 1837, of the Jacksonville Female
Academy.
In 1869, Calhoun College was founded; two
years later Jacksonville Male Academy merged with
the college.
The Alabama Legislature, in 1883,
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