Collection Development Policy
Chapter 5 of the FDLP Handbook: "Depository Collections"
Example of a collection development policy from Georgia College & State University
DRAFT of Frazar Memorial Library, McNeese State University
Government Documents Department
Collection Development Policy
I. Introduction and Mission Statement
II. User Community Needs and Descriptions
III. MSU Curriculum and Community Support
A. McNeese State University
B. Description of the Documents Department
C. The Collection
D. Cooperation with other Library Departments
IV. Collection Development Policy
V. General Selection Guidelines
A. Selection Responsibility
B. Bibliographic Access Tools
C. Special Considerations
D. Gifts
E. Duplicates
F. Retrospective collection and missing publications
G. Non-Depository Items
H. Reference Materials
I. Missing Depository Items
J. De-selection and Withdrawal of Depository Items
VI. Cooperative Programs
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