Procedures
Manual for Monograph Acquisitions
and
Maintenance
Alexandria
Campus Library, Northern Virginia Community College
April 2002
I. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
BUDGETING PROCEDURES FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS
II. SELECTING
TITLES
SELECTING FROM BOOKLIST, LIBRARY JOURNAL AND PW
III. ORDERING
TITLES (BAKER & TAYLOR)
IV. PROCESSING
NEW ACQUISITIONS (non-BAKER & TAYLOR)
ORDERING NEW VIDEOS NOT IN THE B&T DATABASE
BOOK PURCHASES WITH GRANT MONEY
HOW
TO DELETE ITEMS FROM THE SELECTION LISTS
V.
RECEIVING NEW BOOKS
VI.
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS PERIODICAL FILING INSTRUCTIONS