Hi, Nikki -
I don't know if this will help, but
I have on rare occasion purchased series from producers such as
PBS, History Channel, Annenberg, Discovery Channel, etc,
but these have been in response to specific requests from teaching
professors.
I have never purchased entertainment series
(although I'm sure they would have academic merit for media studies,
women, gender, and cultural studies, and other interdisciplinary studies).
And, I've never seen a policy nor had cause for a policy.
Good luck with your research.
Kind regards,
Kevin Merriman,
Head of Collection Management
University of Memphis
kmrriman[at]memphis[dot]edu
On 11/11/2010 12:24 PM, acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is Nikki and I'm a second-year library studies student at
> Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS. I hope it is appropriate to post
> this here, and please forgive me if it's not. I am currently working
> on a project for my Collections Development class about TV boxed sets.
> I have not been able to find much on the subject in journals or books
> (or even with Google!). I have a few questions that I hope someone can
> answer.
>
> -What resources/selection aids do you use to make your selections?
> -Do you read articles from certain magazines or websites that help you
> make your selections?
> -What vendors do you order from?
> -Does your library have a collections development policy in regards to
> TV series/boxed sets? Is it available to the public?
> -How popular are TV boxed sets in your library?
>
> Thank you for any help you can offer!
>
> -Nikki
>
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