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Collection Management is a primary function of a university library.  The department's daily challenges include the purchase of research and curricular support materials, as well as the analysis of the library's existing collection for content, curricular changes, and the review of specific subject collection areas to enhance the relevance of the collection.

Acquisitions

A large segment of the selection process for adding monographs and non-print material in Kent Library rests with the academic department faculty, working through a departmental library liaison system.  Specific collections within Kent Library such as the Instructional Materials Collections, the Reference Collection, the Government Document Collection, and Special Collections and Archives are largely managed by librarians involved in each unit.  Collection Management encourages and evaluates selection suggestions from students and community members, using the on-line Student Acquisition Request Form.  Kent Library adds approximately 6,000 monographic titles,  100 CDs, 300 DVDs, and 250 videos per year over the past three years.

Special Collections and Archives

Special Collections and Archives at Southeast Missouri State University acquires, preserves and makes accessible research materials that document the historical, literary and cultural experience of Southeast Missouri, the Mississippi River Valley region, and the history of Southeast Missouri State University.