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Collections Guide

Policies, Procedures, Forms, Contacts, and more!

CSC Overview

In consultation with library faculty and other library stakeholders, the Collection Strategies Committee (CSC) is responsible for the deliberation of library collection policies and guidelines.

CSC serves as an advisory group to work with library faculty and the Collections, Discovery, and Content Management (CDCM) unit in promoting transparent and effective deliberation of collection development with the goal of improving the library collection. Matters considered by the CSC include working with CDCM on the collection policy and guideline development or review, the collection budget recommendation to the Library Resource Allocation Advisory Committee (RAAC), collection budget allocations, the acquisition of and access to all forms of knowledge resources, collection assessment, purchasing/subscription, and deselection procedures, preservation, and communication guidelines related to other collection management related procedures.  

Voting matters considered by CSC are limited to collection development-related topics including but not limited to:

  • Subscription/Purchase considerations
  • Cancellation considerations
  • Collection development policy revisions
  • Collection budget allocation recommendations

Membership

  • CSU Shared Resources & Digital Content (SRDC) Committee Rep
    • Holly Yu  Chair (2024/2025)
  • Three Liaison Librarians:
    • Adele Dobry ('24-'26)
    • Lettycia Terrones ('24 - '26)
    • Kendall Faulkner ('24-'26)
  • One CDCM Librarian:
    • VACANT
  • Collections, Discovery, and Content Management (CDCM) Ex-Officio Rep:
    • Caitlin Wilhelm ('23-'25)
  • Operations and User Experience Ex-Officio Rep:
    • VACANT
  • Library Administrative Office Ex-Officio Rep:
    • Jenny Tran ('24-'26)

Links

Cal State LA University Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300
323-343-3988