Acquisitions/Collection Development

Each academic department is allocated funds based on a formula which takes into account number of majors, student contact hours, number of faculty, cost of materials in the field, and library use/research intensity of the field at Stetson. Faculty input in the development of the collection is highly encouraged.

Faculty members may request that a book, journal, video, or other item be ordered for the library's collection by clearing the expenditure with his/her department chair or library liaison and sending the request to Debbi Dinkins by mail (Campus Box 8418) or email to ddinkins@stetson.edu. Order cards are also available upon request and may be used for ordering.

The Library also sends Choice Reviews on cards to the department's Library liaison. These reviews are for books which might be considered appropriate for college libraries, and the reviews are by faculty in the appropriate fields. The Choice card may be used as an order card.

The Library subscribes to two important online reference works for collection development: Resources for College Libraries and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory. These are also available through the Library's database page


To Make a Suggestion About Library Materials: Contact: Debbi Dinkins, Head of Technical Services, (ddinkins@stetson.edu), (386)822-7179.