Collection Development Policy

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES

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Victoria University

The Library Collection development guidelines Library operational plan Funding Campuses

Selection of material Individual Monograph and audio-visual items Serials ? print and electronic Electronic resources PDA programs, evidence based models and subscriptions suites

Retention of material Retention of print collections Retention of ebooks Relocation of course material

Acquisition of material Budget allocation process Commonwealth Library Deposit and Free Issue Scheme (LDS) Donations Electronic, hardback, paperback monographs E-print repository for the research output of VU staff and students Expensive items Free web based resources Gratis items Language of the collection Multiple copies of book/AV items New editions Offshore courses ? resource provision On approval/blanket orders Out of print items Required readings

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Part 8 Part 9

Recommended texts Software University and VE handbooks Victoria University publications (including Higher Degree Theses)

Collection performance and evaluation Collection evaluation methodology Appendix A: collection evaluation reports: guidelines Appendix B: Innovative circulation statistics Appendix C: Revised Conspectus Collection Depth Indicator Definitions (1997)

Collections Special Collections (general principles) Sir Zelman Cowen Collection Crow Collection Law Collection John and Shirley McLaren Collection Papau New Guinea and Pacific Collection Radical Literature Collection Rationalist Collection Regional Archive Special Collection Timor-Leste Collection Union of Australian Women Collection Vaccari Collection Verrills Collection

Physical maintenance of the collection General principles Digital preservation Preservation, repairs, replacement and maintenance of physical collections Binding of serials

Glossary College Librarians Undergraduate Working copies

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PART 1 Collection Development Guidelines - Victoria University

Teaching, learning and research are core activities of the University. The commitment to these activities is outlined in the University's Strategic Plan. Further details about the University's Colleges & Strategic Research areas can be found at

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PART 2 The Library

Collection Development Guidelines Library Strategic Plan Funding Campuses

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Collection Development Guidelines

The goal of the collection development guidelines is to provide a framework by which to respond to one of the major client values expressed by the users of the Library: a comprehensive, relevant, on-campus or online accessible collection of books and journals.

The collection development guidelines will provide clear statements which can be adapted to meet changing needs in the various areas of collection management; e.g. selection and retention of materials, acquisition of materials, and development of special collections.

Electronic access is the preferred option. The challenge for Victoria University Library is to implement more fully the electronic or digital library whilst maintaining traditional Library services as required.

The Library Strategic Plan

Details of the Library's strategic plan can be found at:

Funding

Funding for collections comes from the following sources:

Library recurrent budget that includes Higher Education funds, VE funds and full-fee paying student income

Donations from individuals or organisations

Campuses

There are campuses at City Flinders, City King, City Queen, Footscray Nicholson, Footscray Park, St Albans, Sunshine, Werribee, and VU Sydney.

The Library runs as a single library across all the campuses. Students can access materials at any campus and borrow physical items from all but City King, and VU Sydney. City King has no physical collection. VU Sydney has a closed physical collection, only available to the students at that campus.

The collections at each of the campuses are of different sizes and are at different stages of development. The campuses may collect in widely different areas for courses that are specific to their campus, but some courses are taught on more than one campus.

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