The collections policy is maintained by the Library’s Collections Working Group (CWG). This group has two goals:
- To provide access to the information resources needed to support the teaching, learning, and research missions of Indiana University Indianapolis
- To collect and curate unique collections of value to IU Indianapolis and its community.
The Library’s Collections Working Group (CWG) is a standing working group comprised of librarians and staff that are representative of various University Library divisions/departments. This group is led by the Director of Content Services.
Membership
The CWG has permanent and non-permanent members.
Permanent membership: Associate Dean of Scholarly Communications & Content Strategies, Director of Content Services, Resource Sharing Librarian, Electronic Resources and Subscriptions Specialist, and a representative from access services.
Non-permanent members represent librarians and library staff throughout the Library, often with subject or collection specific expertise. The CWG should have a minimum of two subject liaison librarians, but it may include additional librarians and library staff from any department within the library. These members will be appointed for a two-year term and may be reappointed at the discretion of the Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Content Strategies. CWG members may request to be removed from the group at their own discretion. Members leaving the CWG will be replaced as necessary to maintain a representative group.
Charge
Members of the CWG are responsible for:
- Advising and supporting the Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Content Strategies, the Director of Content Services, and the Resource Sharing Librarian,
- Supporting collection assessment projects,
- Evaluating and decision-making regarding subscription renewals, cancellations, database trials, and new database acquisitions,
- Contributing to discussions around funding models for collection development and resource access,
- Developing and updating library-wide collection development and resource access policies,
- Participating in ongoing evaluation of collections initiatives, and
- Representing member areas (e.g. Access Services, The Center for Digital Scholarship, Educational Services) and serving as a liaison between CWG and those areas of the library.