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Collection Scope

This collection development policy is a blanket policy which covers all the materials collected by the library. The library's holdings are divided into several collections with a specific purpose behind each. These collections may also have a more specific policy which describes additional guidelines specific to that collection. The collections held by the library include:

Alumni Authors Collection
First Floor
Audio/Visual Materials
Second Floor
Bound Periodicals
Second Floor
Books
Third and Fourth Floors
Community Engagement Collection
First Floor
Books about leadership, policy, civic engagement, and more
De-Stress Zone
First Floor
Books and other materials for personal development or leisure reading
Faculty Authors Collection
First Floor
Juvenile Collection
Second Floor
Juvenile Historical Collection
Second Floor
Juvenile books that have been identified as having historical value and are, generally, only allowed to be checked out by UM-Dearborn students, faculty, and staff.
Library-funded electronic resources
Online
Loanable technology
Access Services Desk
The library may have items such as binoculars, calculators, chromebooks, digital cameras, GPS units, laboratory goggles, noise-canceling earmuffs, power cords, etc. that can be checked out.
Open Access / Open Educational Resources
Online | Policy
Reference Collection
First Floor
Working Collection
First Floor
Materials purchased for library staff to support their job. These materials generally do not circulate outside of the library

Collections Not Covered by This Collection Development Policy (Out of Scope)
Collection Housed in the Library? Collection included in the library's catalog?
Armenian Research Center No Yes
CEHHS Curriculum Knowledge Center No Yes
Literature, Philosophy, and Arts Audio/Visual Collection No Yes
Stamelos Gallery Center Partially No
UM-Dearborn Campus Archive Yes Partially
Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Archive Yes Yes

Did you know?

  • Newspaper Subscriptions

  • Currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty and staff are eligible for a free digital subscription to the New York Times (NYT) (some limitations apply) and Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

  • Access requires creation of accounts for each site. Full details and setup instructions are available on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal setup pages.

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