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AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY

I. Overview
    It is the mission of Reese Library to provide the information services and resources which meet the needs of the educational programs and concerns of Augusta State University. In its collection development the library strives to acquire print and non-print materials that support the curriculum and research needs of the university's students, faculty, and staff. In addition, the basic information sources and the general cultural, educational, and recreational materials expected in an academic library are incorporated into the resources.
    Materials collected include: monographs and serials (both in paper and/or microform), electronic resources, audiovisual materials, maps and atlases, vertical file items, certain resources to complement the Library's Federal Depository collection, and selected manuscripts and rare books pertaining to the Augusta area.
    Textbooks that are being used for courses at the University will ordinarily not be purchased for the library collection. Textbooks will only be purchased when the text is also a core resource in the field or when research material on the subject is limited. The library may accept as gifts relevant texts that have not been superseded by a subsequent edition.
    The responsibility for collection development is shared by the campus community.  The members of the teaching faculty have selection responsibilities in their respective areas; the librarians have responsibility for overall collection development, including the reference collection.  The teaching faculty utilize selection sources in their disciplines as well as Choice which the library receives on a regular basis and distributes to each academic department or school.  The librarians utilize a variety of selection sources and bibliographies including Books for College Libraries and Choice.

II. Details of Subject Areas and Collection Intensity
The Director of the Library has ultimate responsibility for collection development, but will be assisted by the library faculty, and in specific subject areas by the departments listed below to insure information needs are met in a thorough, timely, and economical manner. This list is intended only as a framework to insure coverage of all disciplines. Individuals may exercise their own judgment regarding works required by their particular discipline

LC CALL NO.

SUBJECT AREA

RESPONSIBLE
DEPARTMENT

INTENSITY
A GENERAL WORKS - General encyclopedias, reference books, etc. Reese Library
4
B-BJ PHILOSOPHY Political Science & Philosophy
2
BF PSYCHOLOGY Psychology Department
4
BL-BX RELIGION Political Science & Philosophy
2
CB HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION (General) History & Anthropology
2
CC ARCHEOLOGY History & Anthropology
2
CD ARCHIVES History & Anthropology
2
CJ NUMISMATICS History & Anthropology
1
CR HERALDRY History & Anthropology
1
CS GENEALOGY History & Anthropology
2
CT BIOGRAPHY (General) History & Anthropology
3
D WORLD HISTORY (Including World Wars) History & Anthropology
3
DA GREAT BRITAIN History & Anthropology
3
DB AUSTRIA History & Anthropology
3
DC FRANCE History & Anthropology
3
DD OTHER INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES History & Anthropology
3
E 1-143 HISTORY OF AMERICA (General) History & Anthropology
3
E 151-857 HISTORY OF UNITED STATES (General) History & Anthropology
3
F 1-957 HISTORY OF STATES History & Anthropology
3
  AND LOCAL HISTORY  
5
F 1001-1140 HISTORY OF CANADA History & Anthropology
3
F 1021, etc. OTHER INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES History & Anthropology
3
G GEOGRAPHY (General) History & Anthropology
2
GB PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Chemistry & Physics
2
GC OCEANOGRAPHY Chemistry & Physics
2
GN ANTHROPOLOGY History & Anthropology
3
GR FOLKLORE History & Anthropology
3
GV RECREATION Kinesiology and Health Sci.
2
HA SOCIAL SCIENCES (Statistics) Sociology
3
HB-HJ ECONOMICS Business
4
HM-HX SOCIOLOGY Sociology
3
JA-JC POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Science
3
JF-JQ CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Political Science
4
JS LOCAL GOVERNMENT Political Science
4

JX

 INTERNATIONAL LAW Political Science
3
K LAW Political Science
3
L EDUCATION Education
4
M MUSIC SCORES Fine Arts
3
ML LITERATURE ON MUSIC Fine Arts
3
MT MUSICAL INSTRUCTION Fine Arts
3
N FINE ARTS Fine Arts
3
NA ARCHITECTURE Fine Arts
3
NB SCULPTURE Fine Arts
3
NC GRAPHIC ARTS Fine Arts
3
ND PAINTING Fine Arts
3
NK DECORATIVE ARTS Fine Arts
2

P

 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Language & Literature
3
PA CLASSICAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Language & Literature
3
PC ROMANCE LITERATURES Language & Literature
3
PD-PF GERMANIC LANGUAGES INCLUDING PE, ENGLISH Language & Literature
3
PG SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Language & Literature
2
PJ-PL ORIENTAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Language & Literature
2
PN GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE Language & Literature
3
PQ ROMANCE LITERATURES Language & Literature
3
PR ENGLISH LITERATURE Language & Literature
3
PS AMERICAN LITERATURE Language & Literature
3
PT GERMANIC LITERATURES Language & Literature
3
PZ FICTION IN ENGLISH and JUVENILE LITERATURE Language & Literature
3
QA MATHEMATICS Math & Computer Sci.
3
QB ASTRONOMY Chemistry & Physics
2
QC PHYSICS Chemistry & Physics
3
QD CHEMISTRY Chemistry & Physics
3
QE GEOLOGY Chemistry & Physics
2
QH NATURAL HISTORY Biology
3
QK BOTANY Biology
3

QL

 ZOOLOGY Biology
3
QM HUMAN ANATOMY Nursing
2
QP PHYSIOLOGY Nursing
2
QR BACTERIOLOGY Nursing
2
R MEDICINE Nursing
2
S AGRICULTURE Biology
1
SB PLANT CULTURE & HORTICULTURE Biology
2
SF ANIMAL CULTURE Biology
2
SH FISH CULTURE AND FISHERIES Biology
2
SK HUNTING AND SPORTS Kinesiology and Health Science
2
T TECHNOLOGY Math & Computer Science
3
TA-TP GENERAL ENGINEERING
(Including General Civil Engineering)		 Chemistry & Physics
1
TR PHOTOGRAPHY Fine Arts
2
TS MANUFACTURES Business
3
TT HANDICRAFTS, ARTS, AND CRAFTS Fine Arts
1
TX HOME ECONOMICS Sociology
1
U MILITARY SCIENCE Military Science
2
V NAVAL SCIENCE Military Science
1
Z BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE Reese Library
3

INTENSITY DEFINITIONS
Level 1. Minimum Development. Subject areas which are outside the scope of the University curricular and in which there is little interest or activity.
Level 2. Basic Development. Materials which support the core curriculum in all disciplines and/or all 1000-numbered courses. This level should include surveys of the subject, introductory works, encyclopedias and handbooks, selected texts and the basic periodicals for the discipline.
Level 3. Intermediate Development. This level supports all 2000- and 3000-numbered courses necessary for the undergraduate degree. Materials acquired should provide extensive coverage of all aspects of a discipline, and should support course work and independent undergraduate research. In addition to standard works and histories, purchases should include bibliographies and the major journals. Level 3 is built on Level 2.
Level 4. Advanced Development. Herein are included those materials suitable for research and graduate programs: primary source materials for each discipline, in-depth collecting of major authors and works (in original languages where appropriate), critical and analytical studies, emphasis on specific periods, subdivisions, or eras as required by the discipline, and the appropriate support journals.
Level 5. Comprehensive Development. Includes all significant works of recorded knowledge for a defined field.

III. MISCELLANEOUS

A. GIFTS

The Director of the Library is responsible for the acceptance and disposition of gifts. The criteria for the acceptance of gifts are the same as those governing the selection of purchased material. The library cannot accept gifts under restricted conditions, and it reserves the right to dispose of duplicate and unwanted material as it sees fit. The library is not responsible for a monetary statement of the value of a gift, but will acknowledge receipt of the gift.

B. WEEDING

 Weeding, or the removal of unneeded library materials, is an important on-going library routine, essential for the maintenance of a current, active and useful collection which reflects the goals of the library. Books that do not support the mission of the University will be weeded according to criteria detailed in Reese Library Weeding Policy. Weeding is coordinated by the Associate Director of the Library in consultation with the faculty.

C. EVALUATION

 In periodically reviewing and evaluating the balance and strength of the collection, the library staff will use the collection development policy, as well as standard bibliographies such as Books for College Libraries and those that appear in Choice and other appropriate sources. Circulation statistics may be used to assess the current level of use of the collection.

D. COOPERATIVE NETWORKS

As it becomes increasingly apparent that no university library can provide all of the materials needed by its users, the sharing of resources becomes extremely advantageous. Participation in library networks and consortia such as OCLC, SOLINET, GOLD, GALILEO, and the CSRA Library Association, as well as increased on-line access to other libraries' catalogs, facilitate our patrons' access to materials unavailable at Reese Library.

E. INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM

Reese Library supports the American Library Association's LIBRARY BILL OF RIGHTS, and its INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM STATEMENT. The Library attempts to purchase materials representing different points of view on current and historical issues. Selection is without partisanship regarding matters of race, sex, religion, or moral philosophy.