[LM_NET] Selection Policy or Collection Development?

[Sharon Slaney <sslaney@LAKELAND272.ORG>]

Can someone clarify this.  I often see requests from this list for
samples of Selection Policies.  My question is: are Selection Policies
the same thing as Collection Development Policies?  I was taught, and
have since had reinforced in workshops, that libraries create a
Collection Development Policy that guides what is added to the
collection and what is weeded.

 

Ours includes: Our Mission Statement; An analysis of the patrons we
serve (social/economic makeup) including a community profile; Where we
receive funding; Our interlibrary loan policy; Chronological Coverage
(how long we keep items); Formats we include; Languages we support;
Selection Tools used ; Weeding Strategy; Gift Guidelines; and How we
handle requests for re-consideration of materials.  

 

Is this what others of you call a "Selection Policy" or is that
something else?

 

Sharon Slaney, Librarian

Timberlake H.S. Library

5973 W. Hwy 54

P.O. Box 909

Spirit Lake, Id. 83869

208-623-6303

sslaney@lakeland272.org

 


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