Collection Managemen

Collection management supports the teaching, research, and services activities of the University by identifying, developing, managing and preserving the collections of K-State Libraries. Components of collection management include: budgeting, selection and deselection, collection evaluation, collection preservation, and the development of policies and procedures related to these activities.

Responsibilities for liaison with departments across campus are shared among 14-16 subject librarians, who are assigned selection, collection management, and services for their designated subject areas.

Contact the Collection Management Coordinators for the Sciences and Social Sciences/Humanities for questions and concerns about:

Collection Policies

• Gifts of Materials to the Libraries
• Donating Journals to the Libraries
• Curriculum Materials &
  Juvenile Literature Collection Development Policy
• Unauthorized Display of Videos and Other Media

Selection of Library Materials

• Subject Librarians Assigned as Departmental Liaisons
• Ordering Books and Other Library Materials
• The Acquisition of Library Materials - an Overview of the Process
• Kansas Library Network Board ILDP Grants Received

Orientation to K-State Libraries Collection Management Procedures
   Contact your Subject Librarian

Consortial Arrangements and Cooperative Collecting

Preservation of the Collections

• Preservation Team