Building
Your Library Collection
Benefits
- You
are able to request materials that you need so they will be in the
library when you need them.
- Patrons are a diverse group and provide a diverse list
of materials they would like to see on the library shelves.
- Faculty are experts in
their fields and provide professional insight into whether materials
are updated and current.
- Faculty are knowledgeable about what courses are being taught and
what materials are needed to support those courses.
- Faculty who participate in building a library collection know what
assignments, based on library holdings, will provide learning experiences
for students.
- Library staff working with patrons, especially at the Circulation
Desk, know what patrons are looking for but not finding.
For more information read Rates of Participation by Faculty Book Selectors in a College Library by Steven Sowards.
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Author:
Beverly D. Hills, MSLS Created: 20040316 Email: bhills@tcc.edu
Tidewater Community College - Learning
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