Ordering Library Materials
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.
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