Collection Development Calendar
Basic Guidelines Throughout the year
- Spend wisely!
- Make recommendations for new print subscriptions
- Make recommendations for new electronic subscriptions
- Solicit recommendations for end-of-year and major purchases
- Recommend new initiatives to support
- Evaluate repair and gift items that come your way
2006
| June | |
| 1 | No monthly message this month |
| 1 | New budget year begins |
| 6-30 | Individual librarian liaison meetings |
| July | |
| 1 | No monthly message this month |
| 15 | Annual report due to Collection Development |
| 31 | Journal recommendations due |
| August | |
| 1-31 | Action on Journal Recommendations |
| 7 | "Welcome Back" message suggestions due |
| 17 | Group Liasion Meeting 12:00 - 1:30PM |
| 17 | New Faculty Reception |
| 21 | "Welcome back" message sent |
| September | |
| 1 | New materials budget in place |
| 15 | Fall database trials begin |
| 28 | Group librarian liaison meeting |
| 29 | October monthly message suggestions due |
| 30 | Encumber 30% of faculty and librarian funds |
| October | |
| 2 | Monthly message sent |
| 4 | Tentative: Fall faculty liaison meeting |
| 26 | Group librarian liaison meeting |
| 30 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| November | |
| 1 | Monthly message sent |
| 29 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| 30 | Group librarian liaison meeting |
| December | |
| 1 | Monthly message sent |
| 1 - 31 | Individual librarian liaison meetings |
| 8 | Fall database trials end |
| 31 | Encumber 60% of faculty and librarian funds |
2007
| January | |
| 3 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| 5 | Monthly message sent |
| 15 | Spring database trials begin |
| 25 | Group librarian liaison meeting |
| 31 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| February | |
| 1 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| 5 | Monthly message sent |
| 16 | College Authors Reception |
| 22 | Group librarian liaisons meeting |
| 26 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| 28 | Tentative: Spring faculty liaison meeting |
| March | |
| 1 | Recommendations for year-end major purchases due to Collection Development |
| 1 | Monthly message sent |
| 23 | Tentative: Deadline for faculty orders |
| 29 | Group librarian liaison meeting (end-of-year purchase discussion) |
| 31 | Encumber 90% of faculty and librarian funds |
| April | |
| 2 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| 4 | Monthly message sent |
| 26 | Group librarian liaison meeting |
| 30 | Encumber 110% of faculty and librarian funds |
| 30 | Reclaim unencumbered faculty and librarian funds for special purchases |
| May | |
| 1 | Monthly message suggestions due |
| 1-31 | Action on end-of-year purchases |
| 4 | Monthly message sent |
| 17 | Group librarian liaison meeting |
| 31 | Spend 100% of materials budget |
| 31 | Materials budget year ends |
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