Acquisition Policy

This page includes information relative to the selection of materials for the Margaret Estes Library and Learning Resource Center. For a complete copy of the LRC's Acquisition Policy, please contact the Library Administrative Secretary.
Selection Responsibility

Faculty, in conjunction with the Library Director, have the primary responsibility of selecting materials for the Library. Any person, however, can request the purchase of an item for the library.

Selection priorities are as follows:

1. Faculty requests for particular classes
2. Curricular needs as determined by the Reference Librarians and other Library staff
3. Curriculum-related needs identified both by patrons and Library staff
4. Other needs that are identified

Requests for purchase should be submitted to the Library Administrative Secretary, via campus mail, e-mail, or fax. Please do not request items by voice mail. The request should include:

• Full name of person making the request, including phone number and/or email address.
• All available bibliographic information. This can be items from a bibliography, a circled review, circled items from a catalog, a handwritten citation, a print-out from an online reference such as FirstSearch, etc.
• If request is from someone other than faculty, the reason for purchase should also be included.