<div dir="ltr">We are working on a new collection development policy at the College of the Holy Cross Libraries, too. Although this is a work in progress, the group has decided to integrate electronic resources (ie. databases, ejournals, ebooks, streaming media, statistics, etc) into the policy and not have a separate section for electronic. So far, although we are far from finished, we have placed like items together. For example. Serials has its own section and it breaks down into print and electronic, type of serial, etc. This allows us to address different issues according to format including funding and physical space. This system is a bit harder for "archival" collections or mixed collection packages that include many different things and could be a purchase or a annual subscription. Some of this may be solved by writing to our audience: faculty and non-library administration. We need to make the language simple and in terms a non-library person can understand. In any case, I think that having electronic resources integrated into your collection development policy is something you might want to try.<div><br></div><div>When we have something finalized, our collection development policy will be posted online. I am sorry we don't have anything for you now...</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Judith</div><div><br></div><div>

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<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 1:13 PM, Steve Oberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve.oberg@wheaton.edu" target="_blank">steve.oberg@wheaton.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One question that occurs to me on this issue is if/whether an e-resources collection development policy is being developed separately from a “traditional” collection development
 policy? That may not be the intent here, but if the answer is yes, I’ll voice my support for a philosophy of unification
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Steve Oberg<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span>
</b><span style="color:black">Eril-l <<a href="mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org" target="_blank">eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.o<wbr>rg</a>> on behalf of "Lawless, Jane" <<a href="mailto:jlawless@post03.curry.edu" target="_blank">jlawless@post03.curry.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 11:52 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Andrea Rodgers <<a href="mailto:arodgers4@dccc.edu" target="_blank">arodgers4@dccc.edu</a>>, eril-l <<a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org" target="_blank">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Eril-l] Electronic resources collection development policy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a name="m_-9153964526264405763_m_-8303397912454135809__MailOriginalBody"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I would be very grateful if people would share such policies on the list, or Andrea if you would summarize
 responses you get off list.  </span><u></u><u></u></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">This would be helpful to us, too. Thanks!</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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 Eril-l <<a href="mailto:eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org" target="_blank">eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.o<wbr>rg</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrea Rodgers<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:eril-l@lists.eril-l.org" target="_blank">eril-l@lists.eril-l.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Electronic resources collection development policy</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Hello,<br>
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We are in the process of writing an electronic resources collection development policy and are seeking examples. Anyone willing to share their institution's policy with us? Feel free to email me off list.<br>
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Many thanks in advance!<br>
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Best,<br>
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