Guidelines by Format or Type of Material (continued)
Health Education/Patient Education Materials - Health education materials are materials used to educate the health consumer generally in matters of health and self-care or self-help. Patient education materials are health education materials specifically designed for persons suffering from a particular disease or disorder. These kinds of materials are not collected, though some general works, directories and sourcebooks may be collected selectively.
Imprint Variants - Materials which are published in two or more places in the same language are collected in a single imprint only, with U.S. edition preferred.
Journals see Serials
Legislative Materials - Compendia of legislative or judicial law, restricted to health-related sections when possible, are acquired for Kansas and the U.S. In general, only those laws and rulings currently in effect are kept.
Leisure Reading Material - The Dykes Library purchases the local newspaper and two national newspapers (currently the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal). No other library funds are used to purchase leisure materials.
Library Staff Materials - Section heads and other library staff may request materials for purchase which will be located in their offices. Final selection will be made by the Collection Development Librarian and the appropriate subject specialist, and all materials acquired in this way will be listed in the Online Catalog and be made available to the Library's clientele.
Looseleaf Publications - Looseleaf publications are rarely collected.
Manuals - Laboratory manuals will be collected very selectively, and only if procedural details and techniques are explained. Procedural manuals of health departments, medical departments, hospitals, pharmacies, and other organizations in the health sciences will generally not be collected. Operating manuals for use with a specific company's equipment will not be collected. Computer software manuals are acquired when we acquire software.
Maps, Graphs, Charts, Posters - Individually issued items are not collected. The library does, however, collect a world atlas.
Medical Atlases - Medical atlases detailing procedures and techniques are collected.
Meetings - see Congresses, Conferences, Symposia
Microforms - At this time, the Library generally collects only full-size copy over microform. Our microfilm/fiche collecting is restricted to acquiring archival copies of heavily used publications (such as JAMA). When the material is published in hard copy, hard copy is preferred.
Models - Three dimensional models are collected as needed.
Monographic Series - Monographic series are book-like materials which are received on standing order and are treated like periodicals in our collection. The Dykes Library places very few standing orders for monographic series. We prefer to acquire individual volumes from a series based on content and need.
Monographs – Dykes Library collects major monographs covering the current practice of medicine, nursing, and those allied health fields represented at KUMC as well as other programs at the Medical Center . For details on collection levels by subject, see Appendix B. Items for which heavy use is anticipated should be purchased in hardcover when available.
Newsletters - These serial type publications are usually ephemeral and are not acquired by the Dykes Library.
Newspapers - The Dykes Library purchases the local newspaper and two national newspapers (currently the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal). They are retained only for a few days.
Pamphlets - These materials are also ephemeral and are not routinely acquired by the Library.
Personal Narratives - The library does not collect personal narratives unless they are of local interest.
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