The responsibility for collection development at the Clark State Library is shared by the faculty and the Library staff. The Library staff tries to acquire curriculum-related materials* suggested by faculty members while balancing various departmental needs, strengths and weaknesses of the collection, and keeping within budgetary limits. The availability of the item through OhioLINK online borrowing is also considered.

Grfts and Donations

Gifts and donations are gratefully accepted with the following provisos:

• No valuation will be made for tax purposes.
• The Library staff will make a final decision on whether or not the item should be added to the collection.
• If the item is not added to the collection, it may be returned to the donor at the donor's request, sold, given away or otherwise discarded.
• Once the gift item is added, it takes on the same status as any other item in the collection, and may be weeded, discarded, sold, etc.

  
  Criteria for Selection and/or Acceptance of Gifts

• Does the material serve an educational purpose?
• Does the material support the Clark State curriculum?
• Does the material encourage the intellectual growth of staff and students?
• Does the material tend to strengthen or balance the collection?
• Do the materials on hand present various viewpoints on controversial topics?
• Are reference materials accurate, convenient to use, durable, useful in the curricula, and reasonably priced?
• Will the material be of use to faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds with differing tastes, interests, purposes, and skills?

Weeding
Materials will be deselected, weeded, etc., when they are sufficiently out of date so as to impart incorrect information which could be harmful or dangerous. This is particularly true in law and medical subject areas. Poor condition, lack of use and general irrelevance to the curriculum would also constitute reasons for deselection.

*Material is defined as anything in print/hard copy, audiovisuals, online resources, microform, etc. Check with the appropriate Library staff member on the procedure for making purchase recommendation.

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Updated: 18 July 2003