COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Policy category
Collection Management
Approved by
University Librarian
Responsible Officer
Director, Collections
Contact officer
Manager, Collection Development
Commencement date
November 2008
Review date:
December 2010
Revision no:
V.3
Web address:
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au/collections/colle
ction_development_policy
PART 1
POLICY STATEMENT
The Collection Development Policy outlines the University Library’s collections and
provides the framework for future collection development.
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Objectives of policy
The Collection Development Policy will define for Library staff, Library users, faculty,
administration and other interested parties the scope and purpose of the University
Library collection to support all strands of the triple helix: teaching and learning,
research and knowledge transfer.
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Policy rationale
The Collection Development Policy outlines the history and strengths of the University
Library’s collection in broad terms and guides future collection development. The policy
is a dynamic document and is intended as a tool for decision making, and dependent on
strong collaboration between Library staff, academics, students and faculty Library
committees.
1.3
Scope
The Policy applies to the University of Melbourne Library, including all branch libraries
and the Cultural Collections managed by the Library (including Archives and the Grainger
Museum).
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Authority statement
This policy is governed under the Terms of Reference of the Libraries and Academic
Resources Committee (LARC) which requires the University Librarian or nominee to
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make recommendations to the LARC in relation to plans and budgets for the
development of Library services as follows:
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In collaboration with the Provost, Faculties, Graduate Schools and related
Academic Board committees, to develop appropriate qualitative and quantitative
indicators of the quality of the University’s scholarly information services and
resources, taking into account national and international recommended practices,
and to oversee, monitor and review their use.
To monitor the quality of the University’s scholarly information services and
resources and ensure these are appropriate to academic teaching and research
programs, taking account of international developments and best practice in
order to ensure that services and resources are of the highest possible quality
and standards.
To advise the Academic Board on policy matters access to and use of all scholarly
information services and resources including library use and user services
To receive reports from the University of Melbourne Archives and the Grainger
Museum.
Policies and Guidelines
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Collection Development Process
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Electronic/Digital Collection Policy
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Collection Review Policy
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Donations, Gifts and Bequests Policy
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Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Policy
Specialist and Discipline collection policies
More detailed collection development polices have been developed for specialist
and discipline areas of the Library’s collections and should be consulted as
extensions of this general policy.
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au/collections/collection_development_policy
Related policy
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Cultural collections
Policy and the Minimum Requirements for the Management of Cultural Collections
PART 2
RESPONSIBILITIES
The University Librarian is responsible for this policy and its periodic review.
PART 3
PROCEDURES
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3.1 Collection Development Process
Library materials are acquired through individual purchase, approval plans, standing
orders, deposit and donation.
Cooperative purchases through consortiums are
increasingly common for the acquisition of electronic resources. Electronic resources are
also acquired from suppliers as “packages” (that is, sets of electronic resources
purchased as a group).
Collection development is the responsibility of the Library’s Collections Program, in
particular the managers and staff within the Collection Development Team, together with
discipline and liaison librarians from the Scholarly Information Program.
Selection is principally undertaken by academic staff and discipline and liaison librarians
to ensure that material is relevant to the University’s learning and research needs.
Library staff in the Collection Development Team ensure that material is not duplicated
and that acquisitions are coordinated and managed in the most cost effective manner
across the entire Library system.
New title information is provided from a number of
sources including library supplier new title services.
Requests for new journal subscriptions generally emanate from academic staff. Because
these are on-going commitments, the Library negotiates with the relevant faculty before
new journal titles are purchased to ensure that there are sufficient funds available.
The first priority for the acquisitions budget is the provision of access to texts prescribed
for courses offered by the university. Arrangements are in place to ensure reading list
material is comprehensively acquired in a timely fashion. Copies are supplied according
to a formula for multiple copies. Electronic texts are purchased if available in acceptable
models of use and formats.
Individual libraries develop collections principally within the Dewey ranges relevant to
their specific disciplines. However, libraries may acquire material which falls outside
these ranges, both of a general reference nature or which complements the specific
discipline in teaching and/or research.
Collection policies should define collection boundaries, and seek to minimise duplication
with other libraries, particularly those on the Parkville campus.
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Electronic Collection Policy
Increasingly a wide range of journal subscriptions are only available in electronic form.
Since 1999, the University has had a policy that, where both electronic and print formats
of journals are available, electronic access will be preferred, contingent upon acceptable
licence and archiving conditions.
Electronic journals, reference materials and increasingly, electronic books (e-books),
provide substantial advantages in terms of access, availability and their ability to be
searched. The Library therefore makes a conscious effort to replace print serials with
their electronic equivalents. As a result, print serials subscriptions are reducing as more
serials become available in electronic format. Increasingly, electronic journals are
available in interdisciplinary electronic journal packages.
A similar trend is becoming apparent with monographs which are increasingly offered in
electronic as well as print format. Where they are available the Library also acquires ebooks in preference to print. This preference for e-books is dependent on suitable
purchasing or leasing models and print copies will continue to be acquired when
requested by academics or Library staff. The preference for e-books is particularly
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important in those circumstances where the Library needs to provide access to texts that
are in high demand and where the alternative would be to acquire large numbers of print
copies.
At times, print materials may remain the preferred option, for example if:
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The electronic journal back file content is not owned by the University for use in
perpetuity. (Cancellation of print subscriptions is contingent upon satisfactory
archiving and ongoing access to purchased electronic information, including
publisher commitment to technological migration.)
The electronic journal back file is not equivalent in coverage or content to the
print back issues, either because issues are missing, or content is selective rather
than complete.
The image quality of illustrative materials (tables, graphs, photos, illustrations,
musical notation, scripts other than English, etc.) in books or journals is inferior
and is not adequate for teaching, learning or research, or printing gives
unacceptable results. In the case of journals, such instances are reviewed on an
annual basis prior to renewal of the print subscription.
The book is acquired as an archival copy, for a special collection, or is significant
in its own right in print format.
A print copy of a book is needed to meet equity and accessibility requirements.
Archival Electronic Journal Collections
Increasingly, publishers are digitising back runs of print journals. These archival
collections of journals are evaluated for completeness, quality, and publisher
commitment to digital preservation and perpetual access before purchase. Examples
of journals available in secure archival back sets include those of Nature Publishing
Group, Wiley, Elsevier, and the American Chemical Society as well as the hundreds of
titles available through JSTOR
JSTOR titles are mostly the journals of scholarly societies. Journals archived in these
collections are the full online equivalent of the print journal. JSTOR has also
undertaken to preserve full print sets of the journals it digitises. The library will
consider subscribing to archiving services such as PORTICO to ensure there is
protection against the potential loss of access to e-literature integral to the library's
collection.
PORTICO offers a service which provides a permanent archive of
electronic scholarly journals to ensure that these materials remain accessible to
future scholars, researchers, and students.
Ebooks
Whenever possible, the Library will seek to purchase or license access to electronic
copies of all texts deemed to be in high demand, including course-related material. It
also acquires collections of mostly older out-of-print books which have been digitised,
to support research by adding depth to the collection. When requested to acquire
theses from other universities, PDF files are purchased and placed on a local server
for access through the catalogue.
Preference is given to purchase of perpetual access rather than to subscription to
ebooks, except when the subscription model provides for the continuing updating of
texts.
The library catalogues and links to free ebooks on the web when their content is
relevant to learning, teaching or research at University of Melbourne.
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The library favours ebook access models which overcome the limitations of print
books and ebook platforms which are not overly restrictive in allowing printing.
Preference is given to acquisition models which minimise the workload for library
staff in placing orders and acquiring catalogue records.
Digital Collection Policy
This policy relates to content that is submitted in a digital format to the University‘s
Digital repository, and includes full text research outputs of University staff (UMER),
content for the Library’s electronic reserve collection (Readings Online), past exam
papers as well as material that is digitised. Our aim is to make as much of this material
easily accessible for the purposes of research, learning and teaching.
Requests for new collections to be set up in the Library’s Digital repository must be
approved by the Manager, Collection Development.
UMER (University of Melbourne E-prints Repository)
The UMER collection is restricted to deposits of full text electronic research output
by academic staff, postgraduate students and (where appropriate) general
professional staff of the University of Melbourne. External contributors may be
included if they are co-authoring with University of Melbourne authors or are
affiliated closely with the University, e.g. emeritus professors or holders of
honorary appointments.
Formats will include the following:
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pre-prints
working papers
published articles (post-prints)
books/monographs
book chapters
online journals
research reports
inaugural lectures
draft or final conference papers
data sets
theses
any other form of research output which can be technically loaded to the
repository. This would exclude software programs and websites, for
example.
The preferred formats are pdf and html, but other formats will be accepted as
required by the content, e.g. laTeX.
Readings Online
The Library makes available copies of journal articles and chapters of textbooks
cited on reading lists through Readings Online which can also be linked through
from the LMS. Access is limited to University of Melbourne staff and students.
The following guidelines apply:
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preference will be given to linking to existing licensed information
resources rather than making a new electronic copy and storing locally
all copying must comply with the educational copying provisions of the
Australian Copyright Act and University policy.
Examination Papers
The Library makes available end of semester examination papers, provided a
department has given permission for the exam paper to be deposited in the
Library’s Digital repository.
Access is available via: http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/exams/
Access is limited to University of Melbourne staff and students.
Digitised collections
http://library.unimelb.edu.au/digitalcollections
The Library holds many important, rare and fragile items in its collections. These
items require careful treatment, storage and handling to ensure they are
preserved for future generations. Access to many of these items is restricted, and
their existence is not always known. The aim in digitising these items is to enable
increased access as well as conserving the original artefacts.
Through a recently-developed strategic digitisation program, the
converting many original and heritage items into digital objects
research, learning and teaching that can be accessed by users
digitising activities are undertaken in accordance with the Library's
Policy. (Link to be provided when up on web)
3.3
Library is
to support
online. All
Digitisation
Collection Review Policy and Guidelines
A collection review policy is in place within the University of Melbourne Library. This
governs the process of identifying the collections that should be housed on campus. For
open access collections, the material held on campus should be high use, ensuring that
collections are usable and relevant.
There are various outcomes that arise when collections are reviewed: material may be
transferred to Special Collections, relocated to one of the off-site stores, or deselected
and removed from the catalogue. The Library has several off-site storage facilities which
have different characteristics.
With an existing collection of over three million volumes, with up to 60,000 new print
volumes being
acquired by the Library each year, and a limited capacity to
accommodate expanding collections on-site, collection reviewing is a necessary activity
that must take place regularly. If collections are not reviewed and low use material is not
moved off-site, then the library’s spaces become overcrowded and it becomes
increasingly difficult for students and academics to find material. Collection reviewing is
particularly appropriate in large undergraduate collections where copies of outdated
material can be mistaken for current editions
Student feedback from surveys – University of Melbourne Library Client (Insync) and
Quality of Administrative and Support Services for Students (QASSS) - show that the
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quality of the collections and the ability of students to find what they are looking for are
of prime importance.
3.3.1 Definitions
Reviewing: Discipline and liaison librarians review materials (all formats) currently
housed on open access library shelves using a number of criteria, for the following
reasons:
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Optimizing space and shelving for the collection; the library receives around
55,000 new print monographs and 5,000 print serial volumes every year.
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Removal of damaged, redundant and obsolete material from the open shelves to
ensure a high proportion of recent, relevant material is available.
Open Access: Items on open access in the University of Melbourne Libraries are located
in any of the branch libraries listed in the catalogue. All library users may freely access
the material for use within the branch library, and most items are available for loan.
Deselection: Library materials that are deselected are no longer owned by the
University of Melbourne. They may be discarded or sent to the CARM Centre consortium
collection.
Relocation: Library materials that are relocated to an off-site store may be sent to the
University of Melbourne Library Store, to the space leased at CARM by the University or
to the CARM Centre consortium collection. With the exception of books ceded to the
CARM Centre consortium collection, any of these materials may be returned to open
access if their anticipated demand changes.
Items ceded to the CARM Centre
consortium collection can be borrowed through the document delivery system but cannot
be permanently returned to the University Library collection.
Materials identified as more suitably located in other collections within the Library may
be relocated with the agreement of the relevant librarians, and in consultation with other
stakeholders as appropriate. Criteria may include rarity, condition, provenance, age,
subject matter.
Discard: Items that are discarded are mostly superseded or duplicated copies of
textbooks that are no longer in demand.
3.3.2 Responsibility for Collection Reviewing
Collection reviewing programs are undertaken by the Library staff as part of routine
collection management. Staff have specialist knowledge and expertise in their subject
areas, including information on the use of the collection. Accordingly responsibility for
reviewing is allocated thus:
1. Discipline and liaison librarians select material proposed for review according to
Policy which follows, and which has been endorsed by the University Libraries
Committee as part of the overall Collection Policy.
2. Academic staff are given the opportunity to review lists of last copy items
identified by discipline and liaison librarians for deselection.
3.3.3 Collection Reviewing Guidelines
Last copy retention
Management of the only copy of a title is the responsibility of the library or
collection which acquired it. The decision to retain an item in the collection or to
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relegate it to storage will be made by the relevant Discipline Librarian or
delegate.
If there are duplicate copies across the system, the primary responsibility for
managing the last copy lies with the most relevant discipline library. If there is
uncertainty about the primary responsibility, agreement should be reached
between the respective librarians before disposal of duplicate copies is allowed.
If the matter is not resolvable, it should be referred to the Director, Collections.
Disposal Register
The Library will keep an assets disposal register (“The Library Disposal Register”)
to record items withdrawn for disposal from its general collections, in compliance
with University Financial Planning’s auditing policies.
1. Guidelines – monographs
Discipline and liaison librarians will select monograph material for review, taking
into account the following factors:
Relevance / Currency
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Material from all disciplines will be considered for relocation to Store or
deselection.
Nature of item
The following categories of material will regularly and routinely be relocated or
discarded:
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Superseded textbooks, school textbooks and secondary compilations
Duplicate and multiple copies
Non-scholarly, popular treatments
Language
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Material in languages not currently used at the university will be
considered for relocation or deselection.
Usage
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Material which appears to have been consistently used based on loans and
interlibrary loan records, photocopy and re-shelving records and local staff
knowledge, will be retained.
Items seldom or never used will be considered for relocation or
deselection.
Physical condition/Damaged items
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Items in poor physical condition as a result of consistent usage will be
regularly and routinely discarded, if library staff deem them unrepairable.
Decisions regarding replacement of damaged items will be made by library
staff, taking into account whether they are available within a reasonable
timeframe and expense.
Repair or rebinding of materials may be undertaken as a result of the
collection reviewing program.
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Poor physical condition of little-used material may suggest the costs of
repair or re-binding and retention are unjustified. Special Collections will
be consulted when items are considered to be of potential significance.
Subject
Where discipline or liaison librarians are aware that the University is not currently
teaching or researching in a particular subject area, the collection may be
reviewed and relocated to off-site storage.
2. Guidelines – serials
Discipline or liaison librarians will select serial, journal or periodical titles for
review, taking into account the following factors:
2.1 Current subscription status of serial titles
Studies have suggested that back issues of cancelled or ceased titles are less
likely to be consulted than the back issues of titles of equivalent age to which a
current subscription is maintained. Therefore back sets of titles to which the
library currently subscribes will be retained. However, if an electronic archive
copy of a title is available, consideration will be given to relegation to storage of
the print volumes.
If a title has been cancelled or ceased publication, the future of the complete set
will be reviewed.
2.2 Nature of title
Titles containing research findings, historical information, statistics or similar
prime source material, will usually be retained.
Titles with directory information, newsletters and other ephemeral publications
will be considered for review.
2.3 Usage
Usage will be determined from loan records, photocopy and interlibrary loan
requests, and re-shelving required.
Titles seldom or never used will be considered for relocation or deselection.
2.4 Completeness of set
A very incomplete serial or journal set may be relocated or deselected.
2.5 Physical condition
A set which is unbound or in poor physical condition may be relocated or
deselected. If there is evidence of high usage, microforms or electronic access will
be considered.
2.6 Subject
Where discipline or liaison librarians are aware that the University no longer
teaches or undertakes research in a particular subject area, holdings will be
reviewed for their relevance and may be relocated.
2.7 Holdings in other libraries
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A title not held elsewhere in Australia will be retained, as a matter of
principle, in support of scholarship and research.
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A title not held elsewhere in Victoria will be retained unless the case for
disposing of it is very strong.
2.8 Electronic vs print journals
Decisions on whether to replace a print journal subscription with an electronic
subscription will be made after consultation with academic staff and reference to
the Electronic Collection Policy.
3. Superseded formats and editions
Earlier editions or formats of print and other material will be considered for
deselection. Print versions of items available electronically will also be considered
for relocation or deselection.
4. Non – print materials
The criteria for review above will be applied to all formats of library material (CDROMs, audio visual, computer software, realia, etc.) where appropriate.
Superseded formats may require reformatting or replacement.
5. University of Melbourne Library Store
The Library Store exists to house materials that are low-use but are still required
by University researchers and students. Only one copy of each edition of a
monograph and one run of a serial title will be held in the Library Store. If
demand for particular items located in Library Store changes, items can be
returned to open access. Material located in the Library Store is identified on the
catalogue ‘copy availability’ screen by the location name ‘UniM Store’.
6. CARM Centre
The CAVAL Archival and Research Materials (CARM) Centre is a storage facility
jointly founded and co-owned by the University of Melbourne and other major
research libraries of Victoria. CARM is a purpose built high-density storage facility
for lower use research material, to ensure the availability of this material for
current and future generations of scholars. Material identified for deselection is
routinely checked for eligibility for the CARM cooperative collection. Items sent to
this collection are not ‘owned’ by the University of Melbourne and cannot be
returned to open access. However, they can be ordered by staff and students for
borrowing through the document delivery service.
In addition to contributing to the CARM consortium collection, the University of
Melbourne Library also leases space at the CARM Store to accommodate its own
collections. This space is in addition to the University’s Library Store facility.
Items in these collections remain the property of the University Library and can
be requested for return to the Library as well as being available for loan to
requestors.
7. Cooperative relationships and partnerships
These include:
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3.4
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Go8 (Group of Eight) The University may participate in Go8 consortium
purchases of electronic resources which provide appropriate economies of
scale.
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CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) provides a mechanism
for consortium purchase of electronic resources, CEIRC.
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ALIM (Asian Libraries in Melbourne) is a joint Melbourne-Monash
Protocol initiative with the objective of promoting cooperation in the use of
Asian studies resources acquired by the two universities.
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CAVAL (Cooperative Action by Victorian Libraries)
The University of Melbourne is a member of the CAVAL consortium of the
Victorian University Libraries and the State Library of Victoria.
CAVAL
facilitates staff and students borrowing under the CAVAL program from
Victorian universities.
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CARM (CAVAL Archival & Research Materials Centre)
The University of Melbourne is a founding member of this CAVAL initiative.
CARM provides a state of the art purpose-built high-density storage facility for
joint storage of low-use research materials to ensure their retention and
preservation.
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University Library Australia National Borrowing Scheme
Melbourne participates in the University Library Australia National Borrowing
Scheme organised by CAUL. The scheme allows staff and students to borrow
from other Australian academic libraries participating, thus broadening the
collections base available to them.
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University Library Australia National Borrowing Scheme
Melbourne participates in the University Library Australia National Borrowing
Scheme organised by CAUL. The scheme allows staff and students to borrow
from other Australian academic libraries participating, thus broadening the
collections base available to them.
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BONUS+ is a resource-sharing project that enables the lending of selected
library material among the staff and students of participating universities:
Deakin University; Edith Cowan University; La Trobe University; Massey
University; Murdoch University; Queensland University of Technology;
University of Ballarat; University of Melbourne; University of Newcastle;
University of Technology Sydney; Victoria University.
Donations, Gifts and Bequests Policy and Guidelines
Guidelines for Donors
Financial donations
The University of Melbourne welcomes gifts and bequests of money that support our
libraries. Funds received will be used in developing our collections, including the
purchase of invaluable but prohibitively expensive items. Donors can specify how the
donation is to be spent (e.g. for a particular collection).
All donations to the University of Melbourne of $2 and over are tax deductible.
Donors are invited to contact:
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The Advancement Office
Level 3, 45 Barry Street
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia
Tel: +61 3 8344 1751
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/giving/
Donors may also wish to consult the Australian Taxation Office website.
Gifts of published material
The Library welcomes gifts of published material that meet criteria that support the
learning, teaching and research endeavours of the University and build on our historic
collections.
As there are always costs associated with the preservation, repair, cataloguing and
storage of gift collections, financial support to meet these costs is always appreciated.
Offers of gifts with significant resource implications must be approved by the Director,
Collections.
To build the depth of the collection, the Library is keen to acquire rare, unusual and
ephemeral materials that are not already held.
There are, however, some materials that we cannot use:
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Duplicates of titles already in our collections - please check our Library catalogue
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Superseded editions of textbooks or reference works
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Materials that have been stored for a long time and that show signs of mould, or
are in poor condition
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Science and technology materials published more than four years ago
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Copies of much that is found in a typical private scholar's library or professional
texts or general working collections.
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Condensed versions (e.g. Reader’s Digest condensed books)
Gifts may not be able to be accepted if the donor wishes to place limitations on their use
or disposal. Any restrictions placed on the Library in accepting donations must first be
agreed to in writing by the Director, Collections. In cases where it is necessary to
decline a donation, the reason will be explained to the prospective donor.
It is Library policy that gift material becomes the property of the University of
Melbourne. Such gifts will be integrated into the existing collections, and cannot be
claimed back at a later date. They are subject to the same conditions of use as existing
collections, including retention, location, use and disposal.
Assessment of Gifts
The Library reserves the right to decline or dispose of gift material. As shelf space is
limited, all individual titles are carefully reviewed for their usefulness. Funds for
cataloguing are used firstly for high-use materials, so it can be the case that donations
may not be catalogued immediately.
Further Information
To discuss your gift, please contact the relevant discipline liaison librarian.
For material published prior to 1900, please contact the Curator, Special Collections.
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Please note that we can only accept material by prior arrangement.
Cultural Gifts Program
Under Subdivision 30-A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, a tax deduction for the
market value of a gift may be available to donors offering important collections or
individual titles to the University of Melbourne. Each gift needs to be valued by two
valuers chosen from a list of those appointed for the purpose by the Commonwealth
Government. In addition, a Transfer of Ownership must be completed, transferring
ownership from the donor to the University. The Library obtains valuations of donations
made, thus securing taxation benefits for donors.
More information on the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
Cultural Bequests Program
This is a program aimed at private collectors who may wish to bequeath nationally
significant cultural items or collections to the University. Such bequests are encouraged,
not only by being made exempt from capital gains tax and by making the agreed value
of the gift tax deductible against the income of the donor's estate, but by also allowing
the donors to retain custody of the item(s) during their lifetime.
To discuss the Cultural Gifts and Cultural Bequests programs, please contact the Cultural
Collections Coordinator
3.5
Intellectual freedom and censorship policy
Free access to ideas and full freedom of expression are fundamental to the educational
process. Academic libraries have a responsibility to ensure that the selection and
availability of information resources are governed solely by professional considerations.
The policy also affirms the library’s commitment to intellectual freedom.
The University of Melbourne Library purchases materials that represent a wide variety of
viewpoints. Selection of materials may involve resources which could be considered
controversial by some individuals or groups. These materials are acquired to support
approved teaching and research programs of the University and to represent all aspects
of controversial issues, as well as the diverse needs of the University community. The
acquisition of, or access to, such material does not imply approval or endorsement of the
content by the Library.
Library users are entitled to rely upon the Library for information in all fields of human
activity. The Library does not add or withdraw, at the request of any individual or group,
material which has been chosen or excluded on the basis of stated selection criteria. No
information resources should be censored or removed because of disapproval of the
author’s political, social, moral or other opinions.
Selection guidelines protect the library from pressure to acquire or provide access to
inappropriate materials.
Collection development and management in the library are guided by:
The ALIA Statement on Free Access to Information adopted in 2001.
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
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Glasgow Declaration on Libraries, Information Services and Intellectual Freedom
(2002, revised 2004)
In determining what materials are acceptable, the Library's final guide is the relevant
law of Australia. If materials have not incurred penalties under Australian law, such
materials cannot be excluded from the Library to satisfy individual or sectional interest.
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Collection
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19 April 2010
Under 3.3.3
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Under 3.2 Digital
Collections;
Ebooks
8 September
2010
Under 3.3.3 –
Disposal
Register
17 December
2010
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