Collection Development Policy
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- The major purpose of the library is to participate in the educational
program by acquiring, making readily available, and assisting in the use
of books and other materials needed by its users. The library serves the
faculty, staff, and students of Kilgore College and its surrounding community.
- Book selection is done in a systematic and comprehensive manner giving
priority to those materials that support the curriculum. Consideration
is also given to the increased volume of available materials, the cost
of those materials, and the costs of acquiring, cataloging, housing, and
maintaining those materials. In order to keep the collection alive and
useful, an active and continuing program of selection for withdrawal,
or weeding, will be maintained.
- Faculty members are largely responsible for recommending
the acquisition of materials in their subject field. Any member of
the faculty or staff may request that an item be added to the collection.
- It is the responsibility of students to buy their own copies of assigned
textbooks. The library is not expected to provide copies of current textbooks. Watson Library may not compete with the college
bookstore.
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