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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">And yet the stated purpose for purchasing the title is student scholarship, and is therefore by definition a ‘student-centered’ purchase (I’m assuming it will be a school sponsored club and if
so, will also require some opportunity for faculty scholarship). Does the student already have a faculty/staff sponsor for the club (if one is needed)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">It is a conundrum. ILL would acquire the less than $15.00 book ($6.49 on kindle).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Great conversation, thanks Jackie,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">It looks like the author of the first person account is a spokesperson for Turning Point USA, a part of their Speakers Bureau, and that the book was self-published for between $12K and $20K under
the Scribe Media imprint (Houndstooth is a brand). I don’t have 2 cents to offer, but it provided an interesting diversion this afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I still remember one of my professors in library school saying, “A percentage of your library’s collection should be personally offense to you.” Never have been able to remember what that percentage was but
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have a staff member that consistently argues, with some validity, that our collection dev. tends to be toward a particular point of view. The argument our librarians have used is that most of our patrons
already have experience with one point of view so we want to offer points of view they might not otherwise encounter. Having said that, I do have that staff member make recommendations that I review and purchase some of as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">That's a tough one, Jackie! Wow. I'll venture my perspective here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Like you mentioned, it would be easy to deny this acquisition if you base it on your collection development policy which no doubt primarily supports the curriculum and probably doesn't prioritize
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">That said, does your library have works that offer the other perspective? If so, then she has a legitimate request. I also see that two public library systems in WA have this title (King and Sno
Isle). Perhaps that's because public libraries invest more in biographies, but I do think it's interesting that this book is about her experience in higher ed and no academic libraries carry it. Freedom of speech, censorship, academic freedom...these are weighty
and important topics for all of us in higher ed right now. Do we only purchase the books that speak to one side of the topic? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I know there are many, many arguments against this purchase, but I don't think it's an automatic 'no.' At least, not for me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Just brainstorming here!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> I received a request from a student for the biography below which appears to a narrative of the subject's experience with they felt was oppression of their conservative
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">I was just crafting my response to this student (fyi, I was going to deny the request and offer alternatives more in line with our collection policy) but wanted to check
in with the brain trust on your thoughts, if you have run into something similar, etc. A quick search in worldcat shows that not a single college owns this title and it came out in February. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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