Overview:

At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Lupton Library, collection development efforts (i.e., the selection of journals, books, videos, and musical recordings for purchase by the Library) are a collaborative effort between the Library and academic departments. Librarians and discipline faculty work together to ensure materials meet research and teaching needs. The Library's budget has two sections: serials or recurring costs (journals, databases, etc.) and one-time purchases (books, videos, etc.). The Library distributes 75% of its one-time purchase collections budgets to academic departments. Faculty members, in turn, are responsible for recommending titles they wish to see purchased for the Library.

Process:

While each academic department at UTC manages the process a little differently, each academic department names one member of its faculty as a liaison to the Library. This faculty member is responsible for:

• Notifying the department of funds available for the academic year;
• Notifying the department of the deadline for submitting recommendations to the Library;
• Submitting the department's requests to the Library’s Acquisitions Department regarding those recommendations.

Listed below are the departmental liaisons for 2005-06. The deadline for submitting requests to the Library for purchase in this academic year is February 3, 2006.

Questions?

Questions regarding the Library’s procedures should be addressed to Michael Bell (Head of Acquisitions and Collection Development) at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or by phone at 423-425-2670. Questions regarding departmental procedures should be addressed to the faculty member listed below.

Requests from Other Library Users

Library users who are not UTC faculty members but wish to recommend purchases for the Library should use the online document, Purchase Recommendation Form.