Collection Management

Important Forms

Selection Tools

Naxos Music Library (Faculty Password Required)

Mission Statement

The Department of Collection Management & Systems for Coastal Carolina University's Kimbel Library is responsible for purchasing books, serials, media, and electronic resources for the Library's collections; maintaining the bibliographic records describing these items in the online catalog; and the weeding and preservation of the collections. This includes selection, de-selection, collection assessment, ordering, receipt of all gifts, receipt of all monographic, non-print and electronic resources as well as for new serial title considerations, renewals, claiming, binding and cancellation of all serial subscriptions, in all formats.

Collection Management Policy (opens to new webpage)
Department Hours
Department Liaisons
Tools & Resources for Faculty

I. Collection Management Policy

The efforts of collection development and maintenance are not based on subjective choice or chance selection but are rooted in the principles of librarianship which use systematic acquisition policies based on meaningful data to build collections. Taken together, the organization and administration of these activities constitute the collection development and maintenance policies of Kimbel Library. As such, the collection development policies are designed for use as long-range planning tools, as a means of communicating the collection goals of the library, and as guidelines for day-to-day selection decisions.

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II. Department Hours

Collection Management and Systems personnel are available Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (unless library is closed).

III. Department Liaisons

The librarians are assigned to departments as follows for FY 2011-2012

Department	Library Liaison	Library Representative
Art	Ann Hamilton	Treelee MacAnn
Biochemistry	Bryan Briones	Paul Richardson
Biology	Bryan Briones	Fang Ju Lin
Business	Jennifer Hughes	Srini Venkatraman
Chemistry	Bryan Briones	Kevin McWilliams
Communications	Allison Faix	Jim Everett
Computer Science	John Felts	Erin Rickard
Education	Ann Hamilton	Dianne Mark
English	Joshua Vossler	Tripthi Pillai
Exercise and Sport Science	Cathy Goodwin	Sarah Banks
Health Administration	Cathy Goodwin	John Yannessa
Health Promotion	Cathy Goodwin	John Yannessa
History	Margaret Fain	Larry Kent
Information Systems	John Felts	Andrew Whalley
Marine Science	Bryan Briones	Kehui Xu
Mathematics	John Felts	Menassie Ephrem
Music	Ann Hamilton	Amy Tully
Nursing	Cathy Goodwin	Pat Bohannan
Philosophy	Joshua Vossler	Ron Green
Physics	Bryan Briones	Louis Keiner
Political Science	Allison Faix	Gregory Goelzhauser
Psychology	Allison Faix	William (Bill) King
Recreation and Sport Management	Margart Fain	Sarah Banks
Reference	Allison Faix	Allison Faix
Sociology	Allison Faix	Debbie Perkins
Spanish	Margaret Fain	Alberto Perez
Theatre	Joshua Vossler	Eric Hall

Graduate Programs
Department	Library Liaison	Library Representative
Accounting (M.A.)	Jennifer Hughes	Srini Venkatraman
Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies	Bryan Briones	James Luken
MBA	Jennifer Hughes	Srini Venkatraman
Writing (M.A.)	Joshua Vossler	Jason Ockert