Collection Development

Collection Development Activities Calendar

JULY

• Begin ordering in the new fiscal year
• Return faculty requests from the previous fiscal year for unavailable material

AUGUST

• Update department chair and bibliographer lists
• Notify department chairs and bibliographers of their department expenditures from the previous year and allocations for the new year

SEPTEMBER

• Department allocation reminders to expend 50% by Jan.
• Foundation Fund allocations established

OCTOBER

• Fothcoming Business Books (Choice reviews)

NOVEMBER

• Second Department allocation reminders to expend 50% by Jan.
• Forthcoming Reference Books (Choice reviews)
• Best Books of Publishers Weekly (reviews)

DECEMBER

JANUARY

• Best Books of the Year (Library Journal reviews)
• Best Books of the Year (American Journal of Nursing reviews)
• Outstanding Books (Choice reviews)
• Economist Best Books (reviews)

FEBRUARY

• Department allocation reminders of March 15th deadline for encumbering 100% of department requests

MARCH

• 15th: deadline for encumbering 100% of department requests
• Best Sci-Tech Books (Library Journal)

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

• Deadline for submitting end-of-fiscal-year invoices to Accounts Payable
• Requests for new fiscal year accepted