Appendix A: Coordination of Collection Development

The Assistant Library Director is responsible for overall coordination of the collection development program in consultation with the Youth Services Manager and other Program Managers supervising Library services.

The Youth Services Manager has overall responsibility for the Youth and Teen collections and oversees the collection development activities of Youth Services staff. The Assistant Library Director and the Youth Services Manager jointly propose and approve changes in collection development procedures, selection assignments, budget allocations, and proposed policy revisions.

All collection development decisions are subject to review and revision by the Library Director.

Staff members with selection assignments meet regularly as a committee, and members also work in subcommittees and as individuals on specific, collection-related issues. The Assistant Library Director and the Youth Services Manager communicate with selectors and their supervisors to support and oversee collection development assignments. These assignments include:

As a committee:

• Drafting and regularly reviewing, revising and updating the Collection Development Policy.
• Recommending changes in collection development procedures and resources.
• Reviewing the annual materials budget and recommending areas of the collection for special emphasis.
• Advising on and responding to intellectual freedom challenges and questions about censorship.
• Recommending goals, objectives and policies relating to the Library collection.

A sub-committees:

• Reviewing and responding to Requests for Reconsideration of Library Materials.
• Developing and implementing strategies for collection development.

As individuals:

• Reporting issues and potential issues relating to intellectual freedom, censorship and collection development to the full committee and/or the Assistant Director.
• Performing materials selection and retrospective collection development.
• Performing collection review and weeding.
• Performing analysis of certain areas of the collection as required.