Collection Development

While suggestions for new resources are welcome, budgetary constraints require us to prioritize which print materials and electronic resources are considered for purchase. Those priorities include:

• Palmetto Health priorities served (i.e., the importance of the item to the Palmetto Health community),
• strengths and weaknesses of the existing collection in the subject area,
• currency, popularity, and timeliness of the topic,
• item's publication date and cost,
• the anticipated importance of the topic in the future,
• favorable review(s),
• the author(s)/editor(s) qualifications and reputation
• the language of the work,
• its format and the library's ability to provide the tools to use the format, and
• the appropriateness of including textual material in the field in the library's collection

To suggest an item for purchase, please email Cynthia Garrett or call 434-2694.

A suggestion form is available in the Library.