Thank you for all the responses that came in. I think I was questioning the authoritativeness or academic quality of the content, but it sounds as if other libraries purchase these and I don’t have to worry about the content. Thank you, everyone, for helping me adjust my considerations!
Best,
Kate Ross
Head of Technical Services/Acquisitions Librarian
Lavery Library
St. John Fisher College
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We buy anything the faculty are planning to use or have the students use. Perhaps you're questioning on some level if they will really be used?
Lauren
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Wake Forest University
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On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:59 AM, <acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org<mailto:acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org>> wrote:
A few of our faculty are increasingly asking for our Library to purchase content from The Great Courses. In the past, I have been reluctant to add these to our collection, but now I am questioning why I have that way of thinking. Does anyone else have an opinion on the respectability of these courses? Do you purchase these for your collections? Perhaps I am being too critical.
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts,
Kate Ross
Head of Technical Services/Acquisitions Librarian
Lavery Library
St. John Fisher College
Rochester, NY 14617
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