Purpose
The Chambers Library connects the Central community to dynamic resources and services that support UCO’s mission to empower students to become ethical, creative, and engaged citizens and leaders through our commitment to transformative learning experiences. This policy provides a framework for the growth and development of Library collections in support of the teaching, learning and researching needs of UCO faculty, students and staff.
Within the context of this policy, “collection development” is the management of digital and physical resources to which the Library provides access. Collection development involves evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of current collections, assessing the needs of the Central community, and carefully selecting new materials in all formats. This policy regulates the practices of materials selection and deselection and acts as a resource for collection assessment, budgeting, and assisting with collection development activities.
The collection development policy strives to be general and flexible to allow for individual judgment and special situations. Selectors may use this collection development policy to assist in choosing the most useful materials and to ensure a balanced collection based on the defined research needs of each academic department.
Approved by the Collection Development Committee on July 31, 2025
Prepared by Shay Beezley, Kirsten Davis, Risa Jensen-Jones, Casey Lowry, and Karl Siewert
OA Policy prepared by Kirsten Davis, Jennifer Flygare, Risa Jensen-Jones, and Nicole Sump-Crethar
