Materials for the library are primarily chosen by the SSU faculty and librarians. While we welcome suggestions from students, staff, and the public, not everything that is suggested is purchased. We follow the guidelines in the library's Collection Development Policy when selecting materials (in whatever format) that best support the SSU curriculum.

Books/Media/Periodicals

Students

Please use one our forms to suggest items the library should purchase.

Faculty

Order cards (white for books & media, orange for serials) are available at the Reference Counter. Please fill out cards with as much information as possible. If you have a flyer, or an order form from the publisher please attach it to your order card. ALL ORDERS must include the signature your Department Chair. Orders will not be processed without proper authorization. Please contact your Department Chair or Library Liaison if you have further questions about ordering materials. While you may use one of the our forms to suggest additional items, this method does not guarantee a purchase.

Staff

Please send your requests to Connie Salyers csalyers@shawnee.edu or Ann Marie Short ashort@shawnee.edu . You may also use one of our forms to suggest items the library should purchase.

Government Documents

There are two ways to receive Government Documents, through purchase and through the Depository. If there are specific Government Documents you would like the library to purchase, please follow the above guidelines.

Selection of Government Documents through the Library's Depository is done once a year in the month of July. In most cases, selecting an individual item is not possible. Instead, selection is for a "group" of documents (e.g. all House Reports from the Senate, or all toxic waste publications from the EPA.) We then receive documents from the "group" as they are published, and will continue to receive them until we cancel the request. We do not receive any retrospective publications. If you need more information please contact Ann Marie Short, ashort@shawnee.edu Associate Director for Public Services.