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This guide is updated on a quarterly basis to reflect new arrivals to the John E. Robbins Library at Brandon University. A complete acquisitions list for the previous fiscal year as well as acquisitions lists for each quarter of the currently fiscal year will be rotated into this guide, with older lists removed.
Q1 runs from April 1st to June 30th, Q2 runs from July 1st to September 30th, Q3 runs from October 1st to December 31st, and Q4 runs from January 1st to March 31st.
All library materials newly added in the previous year (April 1st - March 31st). They have been sorted into tabs by category and alphabetically within those categories (ignoring articles such as A or The).
The John E. Robbins Library provides access to library materials to support the teaching and research priorities of Brandon University. This access is provided via multiple avenues; first, through ongoing selection and acquisition of materials that are closely aligned with current curriculum and/or are of general research value to the University community and, second, through the provision of Interlibrary Loan services for items of high level or esoteric research interest.
Selection criteria includes relevance, currency or timelessness, authority/quality, source, cost, extent of current holdings, accessibility, and long-term preservation. Other parameters include language, number of copies, out-of-publication materials, replacement, textbooks, these/dissertations, as well as gifts and donations, with some exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
The full policy is located here if you would like to read more.
