Goals

• Equitably support the teaching and research needs of students, faculty, instructors, and staff at UW-Superior across all disciplines.
• Flexibly evolve in alignment with campus strategic goals, curricula and research needs.
• Make sustainable financial decisions that support critical and creative thinkers and compound the value of its collections.
• Value collaboration and cooperation with CUWL and other regional institutions.

Objectives

• Select print, electronic, and audiovisual material systematically and efficiently.
• Provide access to information through purchase, licensing, or donations-in-kind, and through cooperative purchase and resource sharing agreements.
• Develop collections that are timely and adequate to subject areas taught at UW-Superior.
• Maintain the collections through appropriate preservation and refreshment methods.
• Assess the value, relevance, and use of the collection in order to make evidence-based decisions.
• Collect and share perspectives of diverse experiences, subjects, and backgrounds.

Location of Collections

Jim Dan Hill Library’s physical collections are located on each of the building's 3 floors.

• 1st floor [Wellness, Graphic Novels, Popular Reading, Reserves, Browsing Periodicals]
• 2nd floor [Education Materials, Video, Audio, Special Collections (under separate policy)]
• Garden Level [General Collection, Periodicals, Government Documents]

General Selection Criteria for All Formats

Jim Dan Hill Library provides access to resources in formats useful to teaching, learning, and research at UW-Superior. The library applies the following criteria to selection and deselection of all formats:

• Curricular need/relevance
• Budgetary considerations
• Comparative cost and value
• Compatibility with equipment provided by the University (as verified with campus Technology Services)
• Currency of content
• Level and scope of material
• Unmet subject areas relevant to the curriculum
• Cooperative purchasing opportunities
• Anticipated level of use
• Accessibility
• Evidence-based using reviews and award or subject lists from library approved sources

Additional Criteria for Selection of Electronic Resources

• Technical feasibility
• Functionality and reliability
• Vendor support
• Models available for access or purchase
• Licensing terms
• Usage data for renewals

Commitment to Selection of EDI Resources

Jim Dan Hill Library understands that traditional publishing and review sources don’t capture the full breadth of the diverse experience. To continue our commitment towards providing access to information of EDI Resources, the library will actively seek out and evaluate reviews, lists, and small alternative presses promoting subjects and creators of marginalized backgrounds.

Deselection and Refreshment

Deselection is a critical aspect of collection development. It enables a collection to retain relevance and usefulness and allows space for growth in new content areas. Deselection of materials is informed by Jim Dan Hill Library’s selection criteria. The following factors influence any decision to retain materials:

• Academic Library best practices.
• Disciplinary expertise and professional judgment of selectors.
• Guidelines from appropriate accrediting bodies and professional associations.
• The unique needs of University programs and disciplines.
• Availability in other formats.
• Number of copies in UW-System Libraries.
• Ongoing changes in space needs.
• Physical condition of materials.
• Outdated materials (to be replaced with more current materials)

Mission of the University of Wisconsin-Superior

The University of Wisconsin-Superior fosters intellectual growth and career preparation within a liberal arts tradition that emphasizes individual attention, embodies respect for diverse cultures and multiple voices, and engages the community and region. (Approved by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Feb. 6, 2015)

Mission of the CLIC

The Markwood Center for Learning, Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC) supports the University of Wisconsin-Superior liberal arts mission by being more than simply a building; we are stewards of resources that support the scholarly pursuits of students, instructors, faculty, staff, and the larger community. We create learning opportunities for student engagement, quality teaching and learning across all modalities, and varied partnerships that extend beyond the walls of the university. We offer a welcoming environment through equitable access for our diverse community. We foster digital and information literacy, academic integrity, curiosity, creativity, and independence.

Jim Dan Hill Library Collection Development Team

As a unit within the CLIC, the Jim Dan Hill Library Collection Development team is responsible for implementing the mission through the responsible collection and stewardship of resources across all disciplines to support the research and learning needs of students, faculty, and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Superior. All Library collection management decisions are taken in full recognition of the holdings, ease of access, and rapid delivery of the aggregated collections.

Consortia Influence

As a member of the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries (CUWL), the Jim Dan Hill Library collaborates with CUWL members through deployment of a shared integrated management system and catalog; and in the selection, acquisition, support, and sharing of collections of core undergraduate resources.

The combined holdings of the UW Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society equate to one of the largest research library collections in the United States available to UW-Superior students and faculty.

Intellectual Freedom Statement

The Jim Dan Hill Library upholds and promotes the following statements from the American Library Association:

• Bill of Rights
• Freedom to Read Statement
• Intellectual Freedom Statements

Equity Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The Jim Dan Hill Library values the perspectives and contributions of all individuals. The library is committed to providing access to information that reflects diverse experiences with structural and power differences among people, including but not limited to, differences in race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, economic status, or perspective, as reflected by the CLIC’s Inclusivity Statement.

Copyright and Licensing Statement

The Jim Dan Hill Library seeks to follow the letter and spirit of U.S. copyright law while advocating for user rights and unfettered access to information. To that end, the Library supports the American Library Association's position "that copyright will only be effective when it is balanced between the rights of the public and the interests of rights holders."

Budget Structure & Allocation

The General Acquisitions fund is received from Administration annually. Differential Tuition funds are granted by vote of the Student Government Association and is based on student enrollment to enhance the library's budget. In cooperation with the CLIC Director and Liaisons, the Jim Dan Hill Library - Collection Development Committee analyzes and uses these combined funds to fulfill the current and future information needs of the University. The analysis is enriched by input from stated University needs and local community patron requests. Funds are allocated across all disciplines to support emerging curricular needs and social action and culture.

Liaison Program

Academic Departments and Instructional Staff participate in the selection of materials related to their disciplines in conjunction with the Academic Librarians assigned to their respective departments.

Other Participants in Selecting

Additional Library staff contribute to selection of general and cross-disciplinary library materials to maintain balanced collections. Inter-institutional loan requests are reviewed for purchase. Purchase requests from patrons of the library are also considered. Sources should be submitted alongside requests.

Formats Currently Collected

The most desirable format for library resources varies according to user preference and disciplinary needs. Jim Dan Hill Library continually evaluates new and emerging formats for integration into the collection; however, the collection primarily includes material in the following formats:

Books - physical & e-book (unlimited ->3 user ->1 user)

Jim Dan Hill Library collects books in physical and electronic formats, with a primary focus on titles relevant to the curriculum at UW-Superior. Second copies of print titles are rarely purchased with the exception of UW-Superior employee publications. When choosing electronic format of a given title, the first considerations are availability of multi-user access, price, curricular need, and technical feasibility of the platform of access. Multiple copies may be purchased of e-books with only 1-user access available. In addition, the library may consider contractual clauses, purchase models, areas of subject need not met by other electronic or print resources, consortia agreements, ownership or long-term access versus licensing, previous usage statistics for similar titles, or other factors.

Databases & Indexes

Jim Dan Hill Library considers subscriptions to databases, indexes, and other electronic resources using the selection criteria listed above. When possible, the Library takes advantage of opportunities to purchase electronic resources with one-time payments and low annual hosting fees.

Serials

Periodicals

Electronic periodicals are the desired format due to limited space and broader availability. Print may be chosen when online access is not available, or when print has an added visual value. In addition to the general criteria the Library evaluates periodicals with the following criteria:

• Individual title purchases versus bundled/packaged titles
• Timeliness of delivery (embargo period)
• Historic interlibrary loan demand
• Availability from other libraries through interlibrary loan

Standing Orders

We anticipate continued reduction of standing orders in print. Selection of these titles follows the general criteria.

Video

Jim Dan Hill Library selectively provides access to films and television programs or series. Audiovisual materials may be purchased in DVD, Blu-ray, or streaming formats. Cost and platform are the primary factors in the library's decision to acquire or license this content. Pricing for films and television is varied, and consideration will be given to what is reasonable within the Library's budget. Not all films are available for institutional license on streaming platforms to which the University has access. Titles are selected following the general criteria and the requestor's preferred material format.

DVD/Blu-ray

DVDs and Blu-rays are purchased when perpetual access is needed, when there is an added value (e.g., printed booklets, liner notes, etc.) or when streaming is either not preferred or available on the platforms to which the library has access.

Streaming

Annual maintenance, platform fees, and performance rights are a consideration in selecting this format.

Unique

In addition to the general criteria the Library evaluates unique materials with the following considerations:

• The Library collects complete, or full, music study scores in support of the music curriculum.
• The Library selectively provides access to musical and spoken recordings that meet the curricular needs of an academic program. The library does not collect or provide access to recordings in formats that are not supported by equipment available at the University
• The Library purchases materials that supplement and support the curriculum but does not actively collect course textbooks and technical manuals. Faculty are welcome to place copies of textbooks on Reserve for student use.
• Three-dimensional objects will be considered when they relate to curricular needs.

Government Documents

Jim Dan Hill Library is a selective depository for State and Federal documents.

OERS

Where possible the library will provide links to increase the discoverability of known content requested, used, or created by University employees. This format is currently emerging, and policy will continue to develop as it grows.

Language per curriculum

Materials acquired by Jim Dan Hill Library will be predominately in the English language. The Library will collect materials in other languages to support academic program offerings. The Library does not acquire materials in other languages that require equipment or technology that is not supported by the University.

Donations

Jim Dan Hill Library welcomes contributions of materials that align with the teaching, learning, and needs of students, faculty, instructors, and staff at UW-Superior, along with donations of funds to purchase such materials. Donations-in-kind will be added to the collections when outlined in the general collection criteria. Material contributed to JDH Library will be integrated into the library’s main collections to be accessible to the largest possible audience. Please refer to the Book & Materials Donations Policy for types of materials the Library accepts.

Collection Maintenance

Assessment

In order to manage the Library's diverse collections and demonstrate the Library's value to the institution's missions and strategic goals, Jim Dan Hill Library's collection is evaluated regularly. The collection may be evaluated based on:

• Alignment with current selection criteria and academic value.
• Usage rates (i.e., circulation and/or access).
• Resource sharing requests.
• Benchmarking, which may include comparison of holdings between libraries at peer institutions, or application of standard bibliographic tools and subject lists in order to compare holdings between libraries.
• Patron input.
• Physical condition of materials in the collection.

Lost/Missing items

Jim Dan Hill Library will replace lost and missing items when feasible based on relevance and usage. Replacement and processing fee will be assessed and performed by the library. Physical replacement by the patron is not accepted.

Bindery

Jim Dan Hill Library will send out damaged items and periodical runs to be bound on a regular basis. If an item cannot be rebound, it may be replaced with a new copy.

Deselection and Refreshment

Deselection is a critical aspect of collection development. It enables a collection to retain relevance and usefulness and allows space for growth in new content areas. Deselection of materials is informed by Jim Dan Hill Library's selection criteria. The following factors influence any decision to retain materials:

• Academic Library best practices.
• Disciplinary expertise and professional judgment of selectors.
• Guidelines from appropriate accrediting bodies and professional associations.
• The unique needs of University programs and disciplines.
• Availability in other formats.
• Number of copies in UW-System Libraries.
• Ongoing changes in space needs.
• Physical condition of materials.
• Outdated materials (to be replaced with more current materials)

Disposal

Materials being removed will be offered to other UW-System campuses, off-campus non-profit organizations (Betterworld Books), the library free shelf, or disposed of. The Library recycles as much of the disposed materials as possible.

Policy Review

Jim Dan Hill Library's Collection Development Policy will be reviewed every third year starting from 2021 and amended as needed.

UW-Superior Collection Development Policy: New Edition

Approved June 30th, 2022

Hanna Paquette, Laura Jacobs, Janet Baltes, Travis Mann, Jade Jensen