Hi Meghann,
I've seen several collection development policies that are quite detailed and
specific. I hope that some of them will get posted here. Mine is a bit less
specific but should give you a sense of how I go about making purchasing
decisions:
~
The RMC (Robertson Media Center) purchases video materials in direct support of
curricular needs across all disciplines represented at the University. We
purchase all titles requested by faculty, and most titles requested by students
if they are needed for school. We also purchase materials that contribute to
the broader study of media, including critically acclaimed titles, award
winners, and films from specific studios and/or distributors.
In aligning our collection policy with the teaching and research needs of our
faculty, we pay special attention to titles that cover such topics as (in no
particular order): global media, comparative media studies, Latina/o media
studies, American cinema and television history, feminist media, queer studies,
sexuality, and race.
Because the study of media necessarily includes everything from esoteric
documentaries and period dramas to sitcoms and reality TV, the collection
includes titles from a broad variety genres (about 85% of which were requested
by faculty) which explains why the collection has titles ranging from Citizen
Kane and Hostel to The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Wire. A note about
television shows, because a few seasons of a television show are usually enough
to give scholars a sense of what the show is about, we usually do not have an
entire run of a television series.
~~~
Matt Ball
Media and Collections Librarian
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 8:46 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Media Collection Development Policies
Hello All,
Anyone have theirs at the tip of their fingers, easily shared? I'm especially
interested in academic libraries.
Thanks in advance,
*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
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