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tion development for the general collections of Tulane University Libraries is a program described through the libraries' Collection Development Manual and its subject area collections policies. The manual is updated periodically by the Vice Dean of Libraries, reflecting changes made in the divisions and departments represented in TUL's Research & Resources Strategies group. The policies are statements about how materials are collected for each discipline in a framework designed to reflect the university's academic department and cross-departmental academic program structure. They are regularly updated by liaison librarians assigned to each academic department.
The Collections Group met monthly from late 2010 through 2024 and its purpose was to communicate important campus or library news and to discuss ongoing collection development activities, planning, and special projects. The group included librarians with general collections responsibilities as well as department and unit heads from related areas in Special Collections, The Latin American Library, Technical Services, and User Services and Library IT. Summaries of these monthly meetings are routinely distributed to the html-l@tulane.edu listserv for all librarians and staff. These meetings have been replaced by bi-weekly sessions of the Scholarly Engagement department, also attended by the Vice Dean, the Head and Assistant Head of Acquisitions, and a liaison representative from The Latin American Library.
