Damaged+Books+Procedures

=Liaison Responsibilities=

Before any item is repaired, it must be reviewed to make sure that preservation is the proper action to be taken. The liaison should consider the following:

1. Check if we own another copy or later edition of that book
 * If yes, check **Discard** on routing slip and give to Head of Tech Services.

2. Search [|//Resources for College Libraries//] to see if it is a “classic” damaged copied discarded) OR
 * If yes, then check **Retain in Some Form** (meaning, you want this title retained, but another edition or copy can be purchased and the
 * Check**, Retain This Copy** (meaning due to special features of the book, the damaged copy needs to be retained)
 * In either case //give to Liz//
 * If //not// in RCL and still deciding whether to retain, go to 3 and/or 4

3. Ask Robin for Circulation statistics.
 * Based on the book's content and using the [|Collection Development Policy] as a guide, determine whether this book should be discarded.
 * This is a judgment call. Each liaison needs to evaluate whether to retain based on when the circulation occurred:recently or several years ago. For example, a book in the History section that circulated several times 5 years ago will more likely be retained than a book in the Science section with the same circulation history.
 * If research suggests //not// keeping, check **Discard** on routing slip and give to Liz.
 * **//If still deciding whether to retain, go to 4//**.

<span style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">4. Determine if the item supports the curriculum by reviewing the course catalog.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If the book //does not// support the curriculum, check **Discard** on the routing slip and give to Liz.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If it //__does__// support the curriculum, search the catalog to see if we have other/enough books that cover that topic.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If we have adequate resources in this area, check **Discard** on routing slip and give to Liz.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If this item needs to be retained to support the curriculum (because we do not have other resources on the subject), then check **Retain in Some Form** or **Retain This Copy** and give to Liz.