General Purpose
This collection development policy is a statement of principles and guidelines used by Republic Polytechnic Library. The scope of this document covers only the selection, negotiation, exclusion, selection and renewal of online databases. The collection policies of print materials; serials; AV respectively can be found in separate policies.
This policy should serve as a guide and exceptions should be made to admit valuable resources whenever adequately justified by the interests of the library and the Polytechnic. Further, it is a policy statement, not a manual of procedures, which is properly left to the internal management of library staff.
Purpose of the Online Database Collection Development Policy:
This document is a statement of the online databases collection development policies of the Republic Polytechnic (RP) Library. Online databases collection development consists of selection, evaluation, negotiation, and renewal of the online subscription services of databases.
RP Library negotiates for access only to the various online resources. The main emphasize in subject areas will be on science, ICT and engineering subjects in full text where possible.
This document is to serve as a guide to those responsible for online database development, as a communication device to other relevant parties, and to provide consistency between the Library's stated objectives and development of the collection. In order to maintain currency, relevancy and accuracy, the Library will update this policy document yearly for now. |
