|
Library collection development is a joint responsibility of library faculty and classroom faculty. Classroom faculty may order materials by submitting a library material recommendation form. Classroom faculty are especiallyencouraged to work with library faculty on collection development in their area of expertise. Your recommendations are always welcome. |
The Cerritos College librarians would like to familiarize you with the library’s collection development process at Cerritos College. The library’s primary objective is identical to that of our college: to provide high-quality, academically rigorous instruction in a comprehensive curriculum that respects the diversity represented in our student body and region. The college library is an educational service and the selection of its library materials is an educational function designed to implement and complement the curriculum.
The goal of the library’s collection development process is to meet the curricular and lifelong learning needs of our students. This goal is accomplished through professional and subject expertise of library faculty who work in conjunction with classroom faculty to continuously identify new titles for addition to our collection. Individual library faculty are assigned specific subject areas and are responsible for working with classroom faculty in those disciplines. Although the book budget has been reduced substantially over the past year, the library faculty encourage you to continue to submit your purchase recommendations. Unfortunately, due to recent budget cuts, not all recommended books can be purchased. We will do our best to make sure that the most essential titles are ordered and that our collection continues to grow in the direction that is best for our students.
You are encouraged to contact the librarian in your subject area and work with her to ensure that the library has a viable, academically sound collection in your discipline. Book recommendations can be sent via the online form or the paper form available in the library.