Collection Development Policy
Serials
1. Periodicals
The Library maintains a collection of periodicals both of general
interest and discipline specific. Because periodical subscriptions
represent a potential long-standing budgetary commitment in terms of
ever increasing subscription costs, binding, shelving space, etc.,
acquisition of a new periodical title requires substantially more
careful consideration than acquiring a monograph. Faculty and patrons
requesting addition of new periodical titles are asked to complete a
Periodicals Subscription Request Form describing the perceived value of
each title for the library's collection.
Basic criteria for evaluating titles for either addition or deletion:
- Present use of periodicals in the subject area under consideration
- Projected future use
- Critical review of the journal under consideration by experts in
the field
- Inclusion in a prominent abstracting or indexing source available
at the University Library
- Holdings in other Wisconsin libraries. Can interlibrary loan serve
the need?
2. Standing Orders
These are materials such as monographic series, yearbooks,
and proceedings of conferences which are published in serial form. They are placed on order with the
publisher/vendor for automatic shipment since in many cases the exact
publication date is not known. As courses, faculty, and department
programs change, standing orders need to be reviewed periodically.
Department library representative are consulted on a regular basis
regarding their current standing order titles and their prices.
3. Newspapers
The Library maintains paper subscriptions to a limited number of
newspapers of leading U.S. cities, key international newspapers and
selective cities in Wisconsin. Use is also made of newspapers
available on the Internet.
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