ACQNET: Collection Development Policy for PDFs

From: Eleanor Cook <cookei_at_appstate.edu> Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:39:08 -0400 To: acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu

Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:37:31 -0500
From: Deborah Sulzbach (Drake U. Law Lib.) <deborah.sulzbach_at_drake.edu>
Subject: Collection Development Policy for PDFs

I have been asked to come up with a collection development policy 
specifically for
PDF files. Often titles are issued only in PDF format. There are times 
when we would
like to print out a copy of the title, when legally permissible and add 
it to the library collection.
Do any libraries have guidelines for printing, cataloging, and adding 
PDF files to the collection?
If the subject of the PDF title fits into the library's collection 
development criteria, is it
automatically printed out? Any guidance will be appreciated.

Thank you,
Deborah

Deborah Sulzbach
Acquisition/Reference Librarian
Drake University Law Library
2507 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA  50311-4505
515-271-3784
deborah.sulzbach_at_drake.edu

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