Mission

The mission of the Acquisitions/Collection Development Department is to select, purchase and license materials, information sources and services to support the University of West Georgia in providing first-rate undergraduate and graduate education and leading-edge research.

Goals

1. To develop strong collections in support of the programs of the University.

   Procedure
   1. By utilizing a collection development program to accommodate research and teaching priorities.
   2. By optimizing resources to balance the access, acquisition and preservation information sources.
   3. By benchmarking the current collection against the collections of similar institutions, need assessment can be documented.
   Assessment
   1. Management reports
   2. Measurement against "best books" lists for specific disciplines
   3. Collections surveyed to ascertain preservation needs.
   4. Results of accreditation agency evaluations.
   
   

2. To create automated management reports to support collection management.

   Procedure
   1. By working with the Voyager Services staff to develop more reliable statistical reports.
   Assessment
   1. Statistical reports are available for Collection Development staff.
   
   

3. To identify and use best business practices.

   Procedure
   1. By working with the University Business Services Office to provide purchase order/ invoice/ payment information in the most effective manner.
   Assessment
   1. Response from Business Services Office and vendors.
   
   

4. To participate in networking and consortial activities.

   Procedure
   1. By promoting development of consortia for purposes of seeking advantagous terms from vendors and sharing resources.
   Assessment
   1. Additional shared resources are available.
   2. Additonal agency contracts and agreements are completed.