Last updated: 5/20/09
Collection Management

The University Library allocates its budget into separate fund accounts for each discipline to finance the purchase of books, serials, and other media. Departments are encouraged to participate in the selection of materials.

Subject selectors
The Library’s subject selectors are responsible for selecting books and other materials to be purchased by the Library. Subject selectors also act as liasons to the various departments on campus.

Online book suggestion forms
Online book suggestion forms are available if you would like to suggest that the Libraries acquire a particular book, video, CD, etc. Your suggestions will be forwarded to the appropriate subject selector.

• Suggest a book for the University Library (Kingston)

• Suggest a book for the URI Providence Campus Library (Providence)

• Suggest a book for the Pell Marine Science Library (Narragansett)

Library Impact Statements
The Curricular Affairs Committee and Graduate Council require a Library Impact Statement when new courses, programs, majors or degrees are proposed.

Specific questions related to the Library Impact Statements should be addressed to the subject selector for that area.

Forms, as well as the rationale and procedure for Library Impact Statements, are available from the links below:

• Rationale and Procedure
• New Course Proposals
  • Faculty form [.doc]
  • Librarian form [.doc]
• New Program Proposals
  • Faculty form [.doc]
  • Librarian form [.doc]

Policies & Procedures

• Collection Development Manual (2004) [.pdf]
   
• How to Buy a Book for the University Library Collection (4/2004)
   
• General Selection Policies (9/2003)
   
• General Guidelines for URI Acquisition of Electronic Information Resources (2004) [.pdf]
   
• Gift Policy (2006) [.pdf] and Donated Books Form (2009) [.pdf]
   
• Policy on Purchasing “One-Time-Only” Serials [2/2009]
   
• Potential Liaison Activities for University of RI Libraries’ Subject Selectors (11/2004)
   
• University Library/Music Resource Center Collection Development Guidelines (10/2006) [.pdf]
   
• Subject Bibliographer’s Annual Report Form [.doc]

Reports & Documents
Collection Development reports and documents (historical and current) can be found in the DigitalCommons@URI institutional repository. Highlights are below.

• The Carothers Years, The Sequel: Some Observations on ACRL Library Stats (2005)

Contact information
The Collection Management Officer for the University Library is Michael Vocino. Questions about the Libraries’ collections should be addressed to Michael via e-mail at vocino@uri.edu or by telephone at (401) 874-4605.