[LIBRARYDIR] [EXTERNAL] - Re: Collection Development

Fri Oct 16 13:59:42 PDT 2020

BTC has subscribed to a couple of additional databases, including Credo Reference and Films on Demand. We have purchased a handful of faculty-requested books since July 1. Like many of you, I am concerned about gaps in our print collection, but I've been waiting on a clearer budgetary picture. Also, we have not had sufficient staffing or services on campus for purchasing, delivering, or processing materials.

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Dawn

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WWCC is just purchasing print books for areas like Nursing.  We purchased EBSCO's ebook package.
Any collection development efforts in the print collection I'll be doing is decolonizing our collection--primarily U.S. and World History.

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We are focusing on ebook collections and individual ebook titles but librarians are still buying select print titles to avoid gaps in the collection.

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Given the budget situation, we will only be buying faculty or student requests.  We just started curbside pickup, so print vs ebook will be on a case by case basis, mostly looking at the cost since some eBooks are three times the price as print.  We have only had one faculty request so far this quarter.

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We are not currently purchasing books, electronic or physical. We stopped around the time of the physical closure earlier this year. The major barrier has been the ambiguity of our annual budget and how we might support the college by keeping our budget open.

So far we have not received any specific requests from faculty or other employees. We have also not received any item requests from students, despite still being open to taking them.

On a personal note, I have tapped into my local network and have a donation program, so we have continued to add to our collection by way of some relatively random physical donations.

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Good Morning, Colleagues,

Are you buying books for your libraries right now? If so, what are your priorities?

Thank you,

Dawn

Dawn Hawley

Executive Director

Library, eLearning & Academic Support

Bellingham Technical College

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