The purpose of these pages is to clearly state the principles, policies, and guidelines that govern the selection, acquisition, processing, organization, preservation, and eventual deaccessioning of materials or information resources in all formats in Hannon Library's collections. The policy is intended to ensure consistency among those who have responsibility for developing the collections, regardless of format, and to better communicate the Hannon Library's collection principles to faculty, staff, students, and other members of the university community.
The university's primary purpose is to educate those persons who attend this institution. Therefore, Hannon Library's first priority is to serve the students, faculty, and staff of Southern Oregon University. The collection provides physical and digital materials for students' use in course work and independent study, and materials for faculty class preparation and subject area research. To learn more about Southern Oregon University's current curriculum, please consult the Academic Programs webpages.
Although borrowing privileges are at times extended to residents of the community, materials are not purchased specifically for this clientele. More information on clientele groups and associated circulation privileges can be found in the Circulation Services webpages.
Due to an evolving curriculum, instructional methods, and information technology, this set of principles will be reviewed and revised periodically.
