Collection Development - Faculty Liaisons and Liaison Librarians by Library
Collection Development
Collection development is a term librarians use to describe, "the process of planning and building a useful and balanced collection of library materials over a period of years . . . normally constrained by budgetary limitations." (Reitz, Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science)
At the University of Southern Mississippi, the selection of library resources is a cooperative effort of faculty both inside and outside University Libraries. Librarians collaborate with faculty outside the Libraries to build a collection of information resources that meet the teaching, learning, and research needs of undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty. For Cook Library on the Hattiesburg campus, each academic program works through a designated faculty liaison to recommend books, databases, journals, media, and other resources that best support the teaching and research interests of the unit. Librarians at all libraries are responsible for selecting titles to replace lost and damaged books and media, for ordering titles in subject areas where input from faculty leaves funds unspent, and may also carry out collection development special projects when funds are available.
View the University Libraries collection development policy.
View the Special Collections collection development policy.
Liaisons
To recommend a resource be added to one of the library collections, contact the appropriate faculty liaison or librarian below or use the Suggest a Purchase form.
View the tables below to identify the designated collection development contacts for each academic program or subject area at each library.
For general questions about collection development, contact Blake Denton, Collection Management Librarian or 601.266.4704.
School or Program | Faculty Liaison | Liaison Librarian – Cook Library | Liaison Librarian - Gulf Coast Library |
|---|---|---|---|
Accountancy |
Blaise Sonnier |
Neal Lawson |
Neal Lawson |
Art and Design |
Jennifer Courts |
Hannah Madonna |
Allisa Beck |
Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences |
Mac Alford |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Chemistry |
Wujian Miao |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Child and Family Sciences |
Pat Sims |
Michele Frasier-Robinson |
Neal Lawson |
Communication |
Paul Strait |
Hannah Madonna |
Allisa Beck |
Coastal Resilience |
Westley Follett |
Allisa Beck |
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Computing |
Partha Sengupta |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Construction and Design |
Nick Wickersham |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Criminal Justice and Forensics |
Kristi Johnson |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Dance |
Candice Salyers |
Hannah Madonna |
Allisa Beck |
Education |
Rosie Sims |
Michele Frasier-Robinson |
Neal Lawson |
Finance |
Ozlem Dogru |
Neal Lawson |
Neal Lawson |
Health Professions |
Traci Hayes |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Humanities |
Emily Prehn |
Hannah Madonna |
Allisa Beck |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
Ann Marie Kinnell |
Hali Black |
Allisa Beck |
International Development |
Annette Copeland |
Allissa Beck |
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Kinesiology and Nutrition |
Scotty Piland |
Michele Frasier-Robinson |
Allisa Beck |
Leadership |
Joyce Powell |
Neal Lawson |
Neal Lawson |
Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice (graduate) |
Lawanda Baskin/Jeanne Stewart |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Library and Information Science |
Jeff Hirschy |
Hali Black |
Hali Black |
Management |
Ke Gong |
Neal Lawson |
Neal Lawson |
Marketing |
Chao Meng |
Neal Lawson |
Neal Lawson |
Mathematics |
Haiyan Tian |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Music |
Edward Hafer |
Hannah Madonna |
Allisa Beck |
Ocean Science and Engineering |
Joe Griffitt |
Joyce Shaw |
Joyce Shaw |
Physics |
Partha Biswas |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Polymer Science and Engineering |
Derek Patton |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Professional Nursing Practice (undergraduate) |
Elizabeth Tinnon |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Psychology |
Eric Dahlen |
Michele Frasier-Robinson |
Neal Lawson |
Social Science and Global Studies |
Katie Angus |
Hannah Madonna |
Allisa Beck |
Social Work |
Jenine Housewright |
Michele Frasier-Robinson |
Neal Lawson |
Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Sangamanatha Veeranna |
Tracy Englert |
Allisa Beck |
Theatre |
David Coley |
Hannah Madonna |
Allisa Beck |
Gunter Library Faculty Liaison and Liaison Librarian
Academic Program | Faculty Liaison | Liaison Librarian |
|---|---|---|
Coastal Sciences |
Reginald Blaylock |