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Academic Libraries

• Collection Development Policy (Carol Bednar, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - FULLERTON, 1998)
• Collection Policy, Federal and State (M.Oppenheim, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES, 1996)
• Government Publications Collection Development Policy (D.Hammel, CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, 1996)
• Federal Selection Policy (M.Prophet, DENISON,1994)
• Federal Depository Collection Development Policy [weblink] (Ann Miller, DUKE UNIVERSITY, rev.2000)
• Collection Development Policy (Michael Cotter, Walter Zoller, EAST CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2001)
  Rich Text Format

• Collection Development Policy (P.Walker, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, 1995)
• Collection Development Policy-Maps (P.Walker, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, 1995)

• Collection Policy (E.Vescogni,ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE,1994)

• Collection Development Policy (S.Mitchell, MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1995)
• Government Documents Electronic Selection Guides (S.Mitchell, MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1995)
• Poster Selection Guidelines (S. Mitchell, MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1995)

• Government Documents Collection Development Policy [weblink] (Rebecca Elswick, MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE, 2002)
• Collection Development Policy (C.Teague,MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, 1996)

• Collection Policy Statement (Jeannette Smith, NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1997)
• Collection Policy (M.Anderson,NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY,1994)
• Collection Development Policy for U.S. Government Documents Depository (Terrance Shults, RIPON COLLEGE, 1998)
• Federal Depository Library Collection Development Policy (Henrietta Angus, ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE, 1998)
• Collection Development Policy (Janet Schneider, SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE, 2002)
• Collection Policy (S.Cavanagh,SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY,1994)
• Government Documents Collection Development Policy [weblink] (Jane Swiszcz, STONEHILL COLLEGE, 2002)
• Collection Development Policy (K.Amen, ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY, 1996)
• Collection Policy (J.Oberla, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY,1994)
• Collection Development Policy (D.Weatherly, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - BIRMINGHAM, 1995)
• U.S. Federal Publications Collection Development Policy [weblink] (Sherry DeDecker, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, 2006)
• Federal Documents Collection Development Policy [weblink] (Grace York, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 2003)
• Collection Development Policy [weblink] (Diana Keith, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY, 2001)
• Collection Policy (B.Stack,UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA,1994)
• Collection Development Policy (Linda Johnson, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 2001)
  • Word Document
• Draft Collection Policy (K. Reynolds, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, 1995)
• Collection Policy (J.Baldwin, UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO,1994)
• Government Information Collection Development Policy Statement [weblink] (Stephanie Ryan, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE, 2000)
• Collection Development Policy (L.Romans, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, 1995)
• Collection Development Policy (Mary Horton, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, 1997)

Law Libraries

• Collection Development Policy (Campbell Lib. of UNITED STATES COURTS, 1995)
• Collection Development Policy for Federal Depository Library Materials [weblink] (Rob Richards, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW LIBRARY, 2000)

Public Libraries

• Collection Development Policy: DOC version (Carol Yuke, Contra Costa County Library, 2003)
  • PDF version
• Collection Development Policy (D.Hall, EAST BRUNSWICK PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1995)
• Collection Development Guidelines--Federal (G.George, ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 1996)
• Collection Development Policy (Becki White, POTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 2001)

State Libraries

• U.S. Govt. Docs: Collection Policy (B.Goble, NEBRASKA LIBRARY COMMISSION, 1995)

Preservation Copies

• Obtaining Archival Copies of Online Only Depository Documents [weblink] (Rebecca Norris, University of Michigan, 2002)

GODORT Education Committee Revision: July 2003