{"id":284,"date":"2016-11-07T16:47:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T16:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library-beta2\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2026-02-19T21:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:31:50","slug":"collection-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/home-page\/collection-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection Development"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Guide to Collection Development<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Policies and Procedures for Liaisons<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][page_submenu alignment=”center” sticky=”true” bg_color=”#008542″ link_color=”#ffffff”][page_link title=”Home<\/strong>” id=”1771536626896-2″ tab_id=”1771536626897-8″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/”][\/page_link][page_link link_new_tab=”true” link_url=”https:\/\/mlp.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/dsu” title=”Library Catalog<\/strong>” id=”1771536626920-2″ tab_id=”1771536626922-5″] [\/page_link][page_link title=”Download Order Spreadsheet<\/strong>” id=”1771536626943-9″ tab_id=”1771536626943-10″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/09\/Book-Order-Spreadsheet.xlsx”][\/page_link][page_link link_new_tab=”true” title=”Contact Us<\/strong>” id=”1771536626964-5″ tab_id=”1771536626964-10″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/home-page\/library-staff-directory\/”][\/page_link][page_link link_new_tab=”true” title=”Collection Development Policy” id=”1771536626983-2″ tab_id=”1771536626983-7″ link_url=”http:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/PDFFiles\/Library\/Collection-Development-Policy-Approved-2023.pdf.pdf”][\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overview and Instructions<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”5″ divider_color=”accent-color”][toggles style=”default”][toggle color=”Default” title=”Introduction<\/strong>“][vc_column_text]\n

Mission of Library Services<\/h3>\n

Library Services is dedicated to meeting the diverse informational, educational, and research needs of students, faculty, staff, and regional community. It maintains a commitment to excellence as it acquires, develops, and provides access to resources that promote educational achievement and life-long learning.<\/p>\n

Purpose of Policy<\/h3>\n

The purpose of the collection development policy of the Roberts-LaForge Library, including the Instructional Resources Center, is to provide principles and guidelines for establishing priorities for the selection of library materials and the criteria for the withdrawal of materials from the Library collection.<\/p>\n

Community Served<\/h3>\n

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi, a prospering city in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. The Roberts-LaForge Library is situated on the eastern edge of the campus. The Library serves students from Delta State University as well as the regional community.\u00a0The primary function of the Roberts-LaForge Library is to meet the library resource and service needs of the faculty and student body as these needs are related to the curriculum. The secondary function is to provide resources and services relevant to general research and informational needs, intellectual and professional growth, cultural development, and recreational activities. In developing the collection, the Library’s top priority will be purchasing material that directly supports the needs of the undergraduate and graduate curricula.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe University offers undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of study leading to baccalaureate and master\u2019s degrees in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and the School of Nursing, as well as the Educational Specialist degree and Doctorates in Education and Nursing Practice. Emphasis is placed on excellence in instruction, followed by service and research in the creation of a community of scholars. With special attention to small classes, a friendly environment, and a broad liberal arts foundation, the University encourages significant student-faculty interactions. Delta State provides programs and services that promote intellectual, cultural, ethical, physical, and social development. Students from different cultural, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds will develop the ability to respect and evaluate the thoughts of others; to develop, assess, and express their own thoughts effectively; and to use the techniques of research and performance associated with their disciplines\u201d (Undergraduate Catalog, 2018, p.8).<\/p>\n

The Library also recognizes its responsibility to respond to the needs of the administrators and staff members and to provide general information and recreational reading for all its users. Because faculty have recognized research needs, library services, such as interlibrary loan and computer database searching, will be utilized in assisting the faculty with their research.Naturally, due to the size of the University, resource sharing with larger campuses can be more fully met through collection development process.<\/p>\n

Collection Development Responsibility<\/h3>\n

The primary responsibility for collection development rests with the faculty of Delta State University. Academic Council allocates the money to the Dean of Library Services, who in turn allocates the funds to the selected departments.<\/p>\n

Each department selects a member of their faculty to be the departmental liaison. The library likewise assigns a library liaison to work with each department. Faculty and library liaisons work together to ensure appropriate resources are selected and all deadlines are met.<\/p>\n

Definitions<\/h3>\n

A library liaison<\/em> is a professional librarian that works with departments to select materials for the collection; serves as a point of contact for questions regarding orders, collection development, account balances, and general library inquires; and shares information about library services.<\/p>\n

A departmental liaison<\/em> is a faculty member that submits orders on behalf of an academic unit, department, or division; and serves as the main point of contact to communicate the information and service needs of the department.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” title=”Funding<\/strong>“][vc_column_text]Development and management of the Library\u2019s collections are guided by this policy within the scope of available funding. The academic council allocates funds to the library for acquisition and processing of materials when possible.<\/p>\n

Although all materials are selected and\/or screened for appropriateness by librarian liaisons, platforms or publishers are determined by acquisitions. Materials are acquired through:<\/p>\n