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* Collections Under Review
  * Polk Library is doing routine weeding of the collection. We would like feedback from faculty as to whether we should keep any of these items based on curriculum needs, seminal works, subject matter, etc. The books are listed in call number order with subject headings and sub-headings (see below) to make reviewing the titles in your area as easy as possible.

The lists were compiled of books over 20 years old that have no recorded use in the last 10 years. Additional information has been added regarding physical condition, additional copies or editions, etc. Two abbreviations are also used: "NOS" indicates that the book is not on the shelf and likely missing; "BCL3" indicates that the book was listed in "Books for College Libraries 3rd Edition (1988)" as a recommended book at that time. 

Please send feedback to Ron Hardy ( hardyr@uwosh.edu / Polk 110 / x2097) by Friday, October 12. If you need additional time please let us know.

  HS: Societies: secret, benevolent, etc .
    --> HS books under review, Excel file
  HT 1-485: Communities
(Including human settlements, communities, urban groups, cities, urban sociology, city planning, urban renewal, urbanization, rural groups and rural sociology)
    --> HT 1-485 books under review, Excel file
  HT 601-1595: Classes. Races.
(Including classes arising from birth, classes arising from occupation, caste system, slavery, race as a social group and race relations in general)
    --> HT 601-1595 books under review, Excel file
  HV 1-696: Social pathology. Social and public welfare.
(Including social service, social work, charity, international social work, emergency management, refugee problems, accidents and their prevention)
    --> HV 1-696 books under review, Excel file
  HV 697-5840: Social pathology. Social and public welfare (cont'd)
(Including protection, assistance and relief for families, mothers, children, children with disabilities, young adults, aged, people with disabilities; also by occupation, by race or ethnic group, poor in cities, mendicancy; also alcoholism and drug habits and abuse.)
    --> HV 697-5840 books under review, Excel file
 

HV 6001-9960: Criminology
(Including criminal anthropology, criminal classes, crimes and offenses, criminal justice administration, police, private detectives, private security services, penology, prisons, corrections, juvenile offenders, and reformation and reclamation of adult prisoners.)

    --> HV 6001-9960 books under review, Excel file
* Collection Development Tools for Faculty & Librarians
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  * Collection Review Criteria
    View information about how the library makes de-selection decisions.
 * Books in Print full text
   Find info on in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers.More Info on this Search Tool
  * Choice Book Reviews Online full text
    CHOICE reviews significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education.More Info on this Search Tool
  * Ingenta Table of Contents Delivery Service
    Get email delivery of the TOCs of your favorite research journals. A great way to stay on top of research in your field. You MUST set up an account to use this service. Click More Info About This Search Toolfor detailed instructions on setting up your Ingenta account.
  * Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory full text
    Provides info about newspapers & magazines. Provides circulation statistics, ownership info, price, start year and lots of other data. More Info on this Search Tool
  * WorldCat
    Mega library catalog that searches over 15,000 libraries! More Info on this Search Tool
* Collection Development Services, Information and Forms
  * Journal Subscription Suggestion Form
    Would you like to request that Polk Library get a new subscription to a journal? If so, fill out this form and it will be reviewed by library staff.
  * Database Suggestion Form
    Would you like to request that Polk Library get a new subscription to an online database or resource? If so, fill out this form and it will be reviewed by library staff.
  * Book Request Form (Excel spreadsheet)
    Save this form and use it for filling out book requests. Print it out and send it to your Library Liaison or email it as an attachment.
  * List of Faculty Departmental Representatives and Library Liaisons (Adobe Acrobat file)
    View this file to learn which librarians and faculty work together to submit departmental allocation requests.
  * Gift Policy and Gift Form (Adobe Acrobat files)
    Learn about Polk Library's policies on accepting gifts, and view a form you can print and fill out when submitting gifts.
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