The Collections Strategies Department coordinates collection development and management of the CSU Libraries collection in all formats including print, electronic, and streaming media. The Collection Strategies Department has primary responsibility for data and statistical examination of the collection materials and the unit provides reports and analysis for library management and budgeting decisions.

Colorado State University Libraries is committed to the University’s mission to support excellence in teaching and research by providing collections that enable undergraduate and graduate students and faculty to have access to resources and information they need for education, scholarship, and research. The University also has a strong land grant mission to the citizens of Colorado which the Libraries recognizes and supports through its access policies, unique local collections, and specific core subject collections (e.g. veterinary medicine, agriculture, water). In its collections, the Libraries strives to maintain these historic strengths as well as future needs. The Libraries recognizes the need for and supports interdisciplinary and subject-specific resources in different formats and incorporates technologies that deliver these resources to users in a timely and convenient manner. The Libraries collects material in all appropriate formats, including print, electronic, and multimedia. The Libraries prefers to collect in electronic formats when feasible. As new technologies and practices emerge, the Libraries will adapt the collection strategies to those which will best serve its users.

Collection development policies

Gifts

Collections Staff

Randyn Heisserer-Miller
Head Collection Strategies
Randyn.Heisserer-Miller@colostate.edu

Jocelyn Boice
Collection and Data Analysis Librarian
Jocelyn.boice@colostate.edu

Jessie Council
Collection Analytics Specialist
Jessie.Council@ColoState.edu