General Collection Books

The General Collection is a print and electronic book collection encompassing all major subject areas and disciplines.  Books are acquired for all disciplines through a variety of vendors and publishers.

Selection Criteria:  

• Relevance to the RMU curriculum and/or a research discipline
• Accuracy and currency of information
• Quality of scholarship and/or reputation of author or publisher
• Past usage and potential/anticipated use
• Availability of other library materials on the subject
• Cost
• Scope and depth of the subject coverage
• Presentation of alternative viewpoints
• Availability in electronic format

Other Guidelines

• Duplicates are purchased selectively 
• Format choice is based on expected use, content shelf-life, and cost
• RMU Library acquires primarily English language materials
• Lost materials will be evaluated and replaced if deemed necessary