Collection Development - Responsibility

The responsibility of collection development in general belongs to the Technical Services Librarian under the supervision of the Library Director and the advisement of the Faculty Library Committee.

Some special collections will be under the direct supervision of the Reference and Government Documents Librarian: Reference Materials, Government Documents. The University Archivist has responsibility for the Archives collections, including the Lake Superior Maritime Collection.

The development of a collection that meets institutional instructional and research needs is the joint responsibility of the faculty and the Technical Services Librarian; faculty requests are a necessary part of the selection procedure. The library welcomes faculty recommendations and solicits faculty help in building the collection. While it is the prerogative of every faculty member to participate in the selection process, the final responsibility for development of library collections--including adequacy and quality of selections--rests with the Technical Services Librarian.