Collection Development Policies in Community College Libraries

Verdin, Andrew

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Mesling, C. F. (2003). Collection development policies in community college libraries. Community & Junior College Libraries, 11(2), 73-88. doi: 10.1300/J107v11n02_07

             Community college and other academic libraries need collection development policies, if one is not already in place, for reasons including communication between those involved internal and external to the library. While the process of creating a new policy might seem daunting and troublesome, this article provides insight on policy components and developing the policy, as well as excerpts of policies to facilitate the drafting process.