​Collection Development

Library Order Requests

Library Ordering Calendar

The fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30. At the beginning of the fiscal year, library allocations are distributed among various accounts, including UWSP Faculty/Staff Library Orders.

  • July
    UWSP Faculty/Staff Library Order funds begin
  • March 1
    Last day Acquisitions will accept book requests from Faculty/Staff for current fiscal year.

Once Faculty/Staff orders are fully encumbered, orders submitted after this date will be applied to the next fiscal year beginning July 1. Faculty/Staff funds that are not encumbered by March 1 may be transferred to the general acquisitions fund.

Department Representative and Library Liaison Responsibilities

Library Liaisons

The faculty librarians work with the Acquisitions and Collection Development Departments by serving as liaisons to academic departments.

Each librarian is assigned as a liaison to a department/unit and is the primary contact for department/unit faculty for any questions regarding library collections and resources, instructional support, and reference services. The responsibilities of the library liaison include:

  • Communicate with department rep regarding new resources, services, or other library changes or academic support.
  • Collaborate with department rep to build and sustain a collection appropriate for the department’s curricular and research needs.
  • Choose library materials by seeking out, evaluating, and reviewing materials for purchase in specified disciplines.
  • Work with department rep on special projects, such as collection assessment, accreditation report support, or a large purchase decision.
  • Remind department rep of deadlines for ordering.
  • List of Library Liaisons and Department Representatives.

Department Representatives

The Library department representative is typically appointed or elected by their academic department faculty or chair. The department rep to the Library functions as an intermediary between the department and the Library. The duties of the department rep include:

  • Distribute to your colleagues any communication received from the Library or library liaison.
  • Consult with library liaison regarding any curriculum changes, program needs, or new courses that may impact how the Library orders materials to support those changes.
  • Coordinate the participation of your department in special projects, such as collection assessment, accreditation reports, or large purchases.

Policies

  • Collection Development Policies (includes):
    • Purpose of the Collection Development Policy
    • Collection Development Responsibility
    • General Criteria for Selection of Library Materials
    • Additional Guidelines for Various Collections
    • Weeding/Collection Maintenance Policy
    • Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials
  • Gift Acceptance Policy
  • Rare Books Collection Development Policy
  • Request for Reconsideration of Material Form
  • Video Purchasing Policies
    • Public Performance Rights
    • Video Purchase Policy
      • The library will purchase only videos encoded for standard U.S. players.
      • DVD is the preferred video format. However, the library will consider purchasing Blu-ray discs upon request or if the DVD is unavailable commercially.
      • The university no longer supports the VHS format. In special circumstances, the library will consider purchasing VHS videotapes to covert to DVDs if copyright allows.
      • English subtitles are preferred, but the library will consider exceptions.
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Hours

Mon – Fri
7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Staff & Contact Info

Collection Development Office
715-346-2322

Laurie Petri
Coordinator
Offsite
715-346-2322
lpetri@uwsp.edu​

Shaun Przybylski
Offsite​​
sprzybyl@uwsp.edu