Periodic evaluation of resources is an element of collection development necessary to ensure that the library’s materials remain relevant to the university’s needs. As a natural part of collection maintenance, librarians may occasionally add and remove materials from the collection. These decisions are made after close examination of relevant factors that include:
- Relevance to curriculum and the research and teaching needs of the faculty
- Costs and impact on the library’s budget
- Usage and turnaway statistics
- Interlibrary loan requests
- Faculty purchase requests
- Available offers proposed by vendors and consortia
- Duplication of material and availability of open-access alternatives
- Discoverability and accessibility of material
Collections are assessed annually at minimum. Certain core collections that are critical to disciplinary studies may be exempt from annual reviews of resources.
This page will contain the results of collection analyses as they are completed.