Collection Development Manual 2005
Circulating Collection Formats

Literature 800-899

Collection Goal: maintain collection size

Major Subclasses	Collecting Guidelines	Selection Sources	Weeding Guidelines	Action Items
Class as a whole	Collection is by nature 90% retrospective Use of this collection is declining Look for current and new trends (world lit) Purchase heavily series like Norton Anthologies, Penguin Books of ..., Oxford Anthologies, Library of America, Modern Library editions, etc. Purchase critical material on popular authors Supplement with reference sets Purchase for school assignments at the high school level, including multiple copies for items in high demand (Shakespeare, New England authors, Greek classics, etc) Keep in mind course requirements in local schools (Curriculum Frameworks)	Standard review sources Public Library Catalog Best Books lists	Weed by condition, replacing heavily used standards with new, attractive editions Weed trendy authors when interest fades
American Lit New England Lit	Collect relatively heavily in this area, as there is high school interest
World Lit	Collect for new immigrant groups in the Merrimack Valley -- Russian, Indian, Chinese Maintain basic collection of standard works in other languages in current translations. Maintain small collection of classics in their original language (French, Spanish, German, Greek, etc)	Specialized catalogs Specialized book stores		Replace standard Spanish titles

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