# Appendix E -- Reference Guide for Selection in Copyright 

The following represents guidelines for selection based on Collection
Policy Statements (CPS), Acquisition guidelines or Library On-Line
Acquisition Manual (LOLA M) and guidance from ACQ Selection Officers
(SO). They are not exhaustive and do not represent an automatic guide
for selection. They do not negate or replace the judgment involved in
determining selection for the LC collection. This is a reference tool
that can be used in accordance with routine selection.

### Monograph selection

In reviewing material for selection decision, first answer these
questions:

1.  Is material to be registered with Deposit Account (DA) payment?

-   Recognize that the majority of DA works are typically selected, and
    most cash published monographs are held aside for the ACQ SO.
    Regardless of whether payment is DA or cash payment, continue to
    review following questions.

2.  Is material a serial?

-   If yes, send to ACQ SO in appropriate serials processing location

-   If no, continue to next question

3.  Is material a trade publication? Trade publications are those
    published by a major publisher (such as Random House) or would this
    be found in your major bookstore?

-   If yes, then selection decision is to acquire two copies

-   If no, continue to next question.

4.  Is material published by academic press? Examples include: Harvard
    University Press, Yale University Press, Oxford University Press,
    and University of Michigan[^1].

-   If yes, then selection decision is to acquire two copies.

-   If no, continue on to next question.

5.  Is material published by Vanity press or on-demand self-publishers?
    Examples of Vanity publishers include: firstbooks, Ex Libris, Xlon
    Press, Writers' Bloc Press, infinity.com, Elton Wolf, Christian
    Living Books, Vantage, Dorrance, Morris.

-   If yes, set material aside for ACQ SO to review for selection
    decision

-   If no, continue on to next question.

6.  If material is submitted as PA or VA and is a monograph review for
    selection based on questions above.

-   If you are unable to make a selection decision, material should be
    set aside for ACQ SO.

**Selection Criteria Guidance for Monographs**

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  **TX material**                      **Source of                         **Guideline                       
                                       information**                       selection                         
                                                                           decision**                        
  ------------------------------------ --------------- ------------ ------ ------------- --------- --------- -----------
                                       Selection       Collection   LOLA M Acquire 1     Acquire 2 Do Not    Send to
                                       Officer         Policy                                      Acquire   Selection
                                                       Statements                                            Officer

  **General**                                                                                                

  Trade publications                   √                            √                    √                   

  University/Academic Press            √                            √                    √                   

  Large Print                          √                                                                     √

  Cookbook                             √                                   √                                 

  Puzzle books                         √                                                                     √

  Crossword Puzzles                    √                                                           √         

  Crossword puzzle dictionaries        √                                                 √                   

  On demand publishing                 √                                                                     √

  Custom press                         √                                                                     √

  Vanity press                         √                                                                     √

  Material that disappears easily      √                            √                    √                   
  (e.g., astrology, UFO, photography,                                                                        
  minorities, adult material)                                                                                

  Titles with anticipated heavy usage                               √                    √                   

  Comic book/graphic novel [^2]        √                                                 √                   

  Blank and form books, appointment    √                                                           √         
  books, fill-in journals or diaries,                                                                        
  albums                                                                                                     

  Blank and form books, appointment    √                                                 √                   
  books, fill-in journals or diaries,                                                                        
  albums -- keep only if Law                                                                                 

  Computer program (only ID material   √                                                           √         
  received)                                                                                                  

  Print out web page                   √                                                           √         

  **Types of Publications:**                                                                                 

  **Directories**[^3]                                                                                        

  Government directory                 √                                                                     √

  US phone directory                   √                                                                     √

  Foreign phone directory              √                                                                     √

  International organization catalog   √                                                                     √

  Government agency catalog            √                                                                     √

  Union lists                          √                                                                     √

  Foreign directories                  √                                                                     √

  College alumni directory             √                                                                     √

  High-school alumni directory (local  √                                                                     √
  DC area)                                                                                                   

  High-school alumni directory         √                                   √                                 
  (private, historically significant,                                                                        
  prestigious/military prep schools                                                                          
  e.g., Boston Latin, Philips Exeter,                                                                        
  Briarly)                                                                                                   

  High-school alumni directory (other) √                                                           √         

  Directory of all private schools     √                                                                     √

  All other directories                √                                                                     √

  **Textbooks**                                                                                              

  K -- 12 in American History          √                                   √                                 

  K -- 12 other subjects               √                                                                     √

  Undergraduate (Introductory level)   √                                                                     √

  Graduate (Introductory level)        √                                                                     √

  Readers (i.e. adjunct to college     √                            √      √                                 
  text)                                                                                                      

  Readers (substantial text)           √                                                                     √

  Undergraduate (author is big name in √                            √                                        √
  field/destined classic)                                                                                    

  Graduate (author is big name in      √                            √                                        √
  field/destined classic)                                                                                    

  Instructors manual, student's        √                                                           √         
  workbook                                                                                                   

  Law Instructors manual, student's    √                                                 √                   
  workbook                                                                                                   

  How to teach ESL, knitting, car      √                                                 √                   
  repair, etc.                                                                                               

  Write in material (i.e. lab book)    √                                                                     √

  Answer book, workbook, test,                         √                                           √         
  teacher's manual, correspondence                                                                           
  school lesson, syllabi, textbook                                                                           
  issued for use by a particular                                                                             
  teacher's class                                                                                            

  Dissertation                         √                                                                     √

  **Loose-leaf**                                                                                             

  Loose-leaf (not including assignment √                            √                                        √
  for reading room)                                                                                          

  Law Loose-leaf[^4]                   √                                   √                                 

  **Reprint**                                                                                                

  US imprint more than 10 years since                               √                    √                   
  original edition                                                                                           

  Foreign imprint more than 20 years   √                                   √                                 
  since original edition                                                                                     

  US imprint for work first published                               √                    √                   
  in UK (or other non-English edition)                                                                       
  then published in US                                                                                       

  New preface or afterward, with                                    √                    √                   
  significant new material                                                                                   

  **Edition**                          √                            √                                        √

  **Subject areas:**                                                                                         

  **Agriculture**                                                                                            

  Popular works -- layman (organic                     √                                 √                   
  gardening, parks and public                                                                                
  reservations, horses, pets, sport                                                                          
  fishing, hunting, riding and                                                                               
  camping) US editions                                                                                       

  General agricultural topics                          √                                                     √

  **Anthropology**                                     √                                                     √

  **Archaeology**                                      √                                                     √

  **Bibliography and Library Science**                                                                       

  Promotional literature from                          √                                           √         
  commercial vendors                                                                                         

  In-house documents from other                        √                                           √         
  libraries (i.e. staff training, how                                                                        
  to catalog a book)                                                                                         

  Works publisher by Library (i.e.     √                                                 √                   
  Montgomery Country Library)                                                                                

  Newsletter[^5]                                       √                                                     √

  Publishers sales catalog                             √                                           √         

  Catalog of holdings of National                      √                                 √                   
  Libraries                                                                                                  

  All published bibliographies                         √                                 √                   

  All bibliographies submitted for CO                  √                                 √                   

  Foreign bibliography                                 √                                                     √

  Personal bibliography                                √                                                     √

  Current and retrospective                            √                                 √                   
  monographs, reference works (all                                                                           
  languages)                                                                                                 

  Statistics                                           √                                                     √

  **Business/Technology**                                                                                    

  Data issued by and concerning                        √                                           √         
  individual firms (Addressed                                                                                
  primarily to advertising agencies                                                                          
  and their clients e.g., sales                                                                              
  figures of company products, figures                                                                       
  of magazine circulation)                                                                                   

  Individual company publications                      √                                                     √
  including market surveys, sales                                                                            
  manuals, price sheets, collection                                                                          
  systems, advertisements                                                                                    

  Bank and investment house                            √                                                     √
  publications designed for customers                                                                        

  Minor mail order house catalog                       √                                           √         

  Local shipping directory                             √                                           √         

  Bookkeeping system (industry wide,   √                                                 √                   
  multiple companies)                                                                                        

  Bookkeeping system (individual       √               √                                           √         
  company)                                                                                                   

  Radio and television ratings not                     √                                           √         
  produced by major firms                                                                                    

  Computer Book                        √                                                 √                   

  Computer game                        √                                                 √                   

  Commercial computer program          √                                                                     √
  (complete packet with discs or                                                                             
  CD-ROM)                                                                                                    

  System based game (i.e. Nintendo)    √                                                                     √

  Web-based training submitted only on √                                                           √         
  CD/Diskette                                                                                                

  International conference                                          √                    √                   

  Industry wide market reports         √                                   √                                 

  All other market reports             √                                                                     √

  **Children's Book -- U.S. material**                                                                       

  Commercial picture books             √                                                 √                   

  Commercial juvenile literature       √                                                 √                   

  Juvenile non-fiction                 √                                   √                                 

  Juvenile non-fiction (subject        √                                                 √                   
  specific, e.g., terrorism, MLK)                                                                            

  Ephemeral or insignificant           √                            √                                        √

  Reader                               √                                                                     √

  In foreign language                  √                                                                     √

  Coloring book with more than 50%     √                                   √                                 
  text or from major museum (i.e.,                                                                           
  Smithsonian, Museum of Natural                                                                             
  History)                                                                                                   

  Coloring book (less than 50% text)   √                                                           √         

  Paper doll                           √                                   √                                 

  **Children's Book -- Foreign                         √                                                     √
  publication**                                                                                              

  **Commercial Firms**[^6]                                                                                   

  House organs of aviation firms only                  √                                 √                   

  House organs all other firms         √                                                                     √

  Other material, review subject                       √                                                     √
  guidance or refer to SO                                                                                    

  **English Language from                                                                                    
  International Publishers**                                                                                 

  Major presses (i.e. Oxford, Brill,                                √                    √                   
  Kluwer, Cambridge, World Scientific,                                                                       
  Routledge) whose work have scope                                                                           
  outside country of origin                                                                                  

  **Ephemera**[^7]                                     √                                                     √

  **Ethnic publications**                                                                                    

  Works created by, for, or about any                  √                                 √                   
  ethnic group living in the US from                                                                         
  earliest time to present                                                                                   

  Bibliography                                         √                                 √                   

  Statistics                                           √                                 √                   

  Genealogy                                            √                                 √                   

  General ethnicity                                    √                                 √                   

  Immigration (all aspects)                            √                                 √                   

  Publication of ethnic organizations                  √                                 √                   √
  of national scope; ethnic                                                                                  
  newspapers, magazines and yearbooks                                                                        
  of national circulation[^8]                                                                                

  History, economic and social status,                 √                                 √                   
  traditional culture, influence on                                                                          
  and contribution to U.S. society of                                                                        
  the various ethnic groups                                                                                  

  Publication relating to local groups                 √                                                     √

  Non-book material - illustrative                     √                                                     √

  Ethnic publication - foreign                         √                                                     √

  **Fantasy and Science Fiction**                      √                                                     √

  **Fine and Applied Art**                             √                                                     √

  **Folklore**                                         √                                                     √

  **Folklife**                                         √                                                     √

  **Foreign Language**                                                                                       

  Reference value (e.g.,                                            √                    √                   
  bibliographies, dictionaries)                                                                              

  Significant title in field           √                            √                                        √

  All other foreign language material                                                                        √

  **Genealogy**                                                                                              

  From historical association          √               √                                 √                   

  "Mom and Pop" publication            √                                                                     √

  **Human Nutrition and Food**                         √                                                     √

  **International Organizations**                                                                            

  OAS publication in English                                        √                    √                   

  OAS publication in Spanish           √                                   √                                 

  UN publication                                                                         √                   

  Publication of Economic Commission                   √                   √                                 
  for Latin America in Spanish,                                                                              
  English                                                                                                    

  Publication of Economic Commission                   √                   √             √                   
  for Africa in French, English[^9]                                                                          

  Publication of specialized agencies                  √                   √                                 
  and related bodies of UN issues in                                                                         
  English, multilingual, or issued in                                                                        
  language other than English                                                                                

  Publication of Western European                      √                   √             √                   
  intergovernmental organizations                                                                            
  issued in English, multilingual                                                                            
  form, or issued only in language                                                                           
  other than English[^10]                                                                                    

  Other material from international                    √                                                     √
  organizations                                                                                              

  **Law**                                                                                                    

  Major publishers include: Thompson,  √                                                 √                   
  including West Group, RIA; Lexis                                                                           
  Publishing, including Matthew                                                                              
  Bender; Shepards; William S. Hein &                                                                        
  Co.; Oceana; and Bureau of National                                                                        
  Affairs                                                                                                    

  **Literature and Language**                                                                                

  Important reference work, scholarly  √               √                                 √                   
  monograph and serial, bibliography,                                                                        
  dictionary                                                                                                 

  Work of American literature by       √                                                                     √
  established and new writers,                                                                               
  regarded as having literary merit or                                                                       
  representing current trends in                                                                             
  writing                                                                                                    

  Foreign literary work with high      √               √                                                     √
  degree of literary merit, or which                                                                         
  represent important current trends                                                                         
  in writing---less selective for                                                                            
  works published in developing                                                                              
  countries (see CPS for Developing                                                                          
  Countries)                                                                                                 

  First edition, with dust jacket, of                  √                                 √                   
  major American and British authors,                                                                        
  and more selected list of                                                                                  
  Commonwealth authors,                                                                                      

  Mass market paperback - fiction[^11] √               √                   √                                 

  Mass market paperback -- non fiction √                                                 √                   
  (i.e. true crime)                                                                                          

  Philology and linguistics                            √                                 √                   

  Non-English language and literature                  √                                                     √

  **U.S. Local History**                                                                                     

  History of counties, cities, towns,                  √                                 √                   
  districts, including those which                                                                           
  deal only with a specific period,                                                                          
  such as early settlements, the Civil                                                                       
  War, etc.                                                                                                  

  Transcription of local records                       √                                 √                   

  Federal Census                                       √                                 √                   

  Information on specific aspects of                   √                                 √                   
  locale, including architecture,                                                                            
  historical sites, ethnic groups,                                                                           
  etc.                                                                                                       

  Substantial genealogical information                 √                                 √                   
  such as history of churches and                                                                            
  patriotic organizations, published                                                                         
  funeral home records, church                                                                               
  records, indexes, abstracts                                                                                

  Local history which contribute to an                 √                                 √                   
  understanding of events, movements,                                                                        
  of national and international                                                                              
  importance, or which serve as unique                                                                       
  sources for research on ethnic                                                                             
  groups, cultures, customs                                                                                  

  Local history that have little or no √               √                                 √                   
  national significance                                                                                      

  History of local organizations such  √               √                                 √                   
  as schools, clubs, banks, trade                                                                            
  unions, temples, etc.[^12]                                                                                 

  Local guidebook - major cities[^13]  √               √                                 √                   

  Local guidebook -- all other         √                                   √                                 
  cities[^14]                                                                                                

  **History**                                                                                                

  U.S. history                                                      √                    √                   

  U.S. War memoir (Holocaust, civil    √                                                 √                   
  rights) major publisher                                                                                    

  U.S. War memoir (Holocaust, civil    √                                   √                                 
  rights) minor publisher                                                                                    

  Constitutional history and                           √                                 √                   
  administration -- General and U.S.                                                                         

  Constitutional history and           √                                                                     √
  administration foreign countries                                                                           

  U.S. Local government                                √                                 √                   

  Colonies and colonization            √                                                                     √

  Emigration and Immigration                           √                                 √                   

  International law and international                  √                                 √                   
  relations                                                                                                  

  New preface or afterward, with                                                         √                   
  significant new material                                                                                   

  **Manuscripts (TXU)**                                                                                      

  Contains substantial U.S. local      √                                                 √                   
  history                                                                                                    

  Contains genealogical information    √                                                 √                   

  **Medicine**                                                                                               

  Clinical                             √                                                                     √

  Lay (e.g., medical policy/ethics,    √                            √                    √                   
  beauty, self-help, home care, abused                                                                       
  children)                                                                                                  

  **Military Science**                                 √                                                     √

  **National Associations (i.e.                                                                              
  National Educational Association)**                                                                        

  Pamphlet                             √                                                           √         

  Other reports/documents              √                                                 √                   

  Ephemeral                            √                                                                     √

  **Numismatics and Philately**[^15]                                                                         

  Scholarly journals from societies or                 √                                 √                   
  associations, regardless of language                                                                       
  or country of origin[^16]                                                                                  

  All major museum catalogs:           √               √                                 √                   
  exhibition, cataloging holdings, or                                                                        
  other                                                                                                      

  All minor museum catalogs:           √               √                   √                                 
  exhibition, cataloging holdings, or                                                                        
  other                                                                                                      

  All major auction catalogs,          √                                                                     √
  including those which list                                                                                 
  pre-auction prices bid or survey                                                                           
  auctions of previous year                                                                                  

  Yearbooks and almanacs               √                                                                     √

  Albums meant to house collections                    √                                           √         

  Sales catalogs of individual dealers √                                                                     √

  All other numismatic and philately                   √                                                     √
  material                                                                                                   

  **Political Science**                                                                                      

  Politics                             √                                                                     √

  Current reference work, monograph or                 √                                 √                   
  serial in all languages in field of                                                                        
  political science                                                                                          

  Subject bibliography and research                    √                                 √                   
  level general work and collections                                                                         

  Political theory                                     √                                 √                   

  Constitutional history and                           √                                 √                   
  administration -- General and U.S.                                                                         

  Constitutional history and                           √                                                     √
  administration foreign countries                                                                           

  U.S. Local government                                √                                 √                   

  International law and international                  √                                 √                   
  relations                                                                                                  

  **Psychology**                                       √                                                     √

  **Religion**                                                                                               

  Work of research value                               √                                 √                   

  Publication of scholarly interest at √               √                                 √                   
  national or international level,                                                                           
  including those dealing with local                                                                         
  religious groups, practices, beliefs                                                                       
  and controversies                                                                                          

  Significant edition and translation  √               √                                 √                   
  of the Bible, Koran, Talmud,                                                                               
  Tripitaka, Vedas, Upanishads, other                                                                        
  major sacred writings                                                                                      

  Variant edition or reprint of        √               √                                                     √
  translation already in LC's                                                                                
  collection                                                                                                 

  Individual or abridged edition of                    √                                                     √
  the Bible or other sacred writings                                                                         

  Official service material            √                            √                                        √

  Devotional material or               √                            √                                        √
  self-published inspirational work                                                                          

  Works on churches themselves or      √                            √                                        √
  church history, self-published,                                                                            
  genealogy                                                                                                  

  Religious material for students in   √               √                                                     √
  vacation church schools, devotional                                                                        
  instruction, catechism and question                                                                        
  books, religious textbooks unless                                                                          
  authored by important trade                                                                                
  publisher                                                                                                  

  **Science & Technology**                             √                                                     √

  **Societies and Associations**                       √                                                     √

  **Sociology**                                        √                                                     √

  **Sports and Recreation**                                                                                  

  Olympics, Good Will Games, Ryder                     √                                 √                   
  Cup, Pan-American-related                                                                                  

  International games US does not                      √                                                     √
  participate in (ASEAN games,                                                                               
  Commonwealth Games)                                                                                        

  Official report from any                             √                                 √                   
  international competition                                                                                  

  Non U.S. publication for juveniles                   √                                                     √

  Scholarly work on sports, physical                   √                                 √                   
  education, recreation, and leisure                                                                         

  History, current or future state of                  √                                 √                   
  official national sport policy of                                                                          
  any country                                                                                                

  Scholarly and popular biography of                   √                                 √                   
  nationally renowned sports figures,                                                                        
  both athletes and administrators                                                                           

  Foreign directory of sports and                      √                                 √                   
  recreational facilities providing                                                                          
  coverage on national level[^17]                                                                            

  Work detailing the government                        √                                 √                   
  funding of sport                                                                                           

  Statistical work which address                       √                                 √                   
  sports participation or attendance                                                                         
  at sporting events                                                                                         

  Work on manufacture of sporting                      √                                 √                   
  goods, including labor practices                                                                           
  involving their manufacture                                                                                

  Any work relating to national or                     √                                 √                   
  international broadcasting of                                                                              
  sporting events                                                                                            

  Work on Individual sports                            √                                                     √

  Work on individual leagues and teams                 √                                                     √
  which compete on the national or                                                                           
  international level                                                                                        

  Foreign directory of sports and                      √                                                     √
  recreational facilities which                                                                              
  provide coverage on a regional level                                                                       

  Publication by or about                              √                                                     √
  international governing bodies for                                                                         
  individual sports                                                                                          

  **Technical reports, working papers,                 √                                                     √
  and preprints**                                                                                            

  **Theater**                                                                                                

  Published textual material                           √                                 √                   

  Play text                                            √                                 √                   

  Theatrical theory                                    √                                 √                   

  Analysis and criticism                               √                                 √                   

  History                                              √                                 √                   

  Biography                                            √                                 √                   

  Intellectual, social, economic                       √                                 √                   
  history as it relates to theater                                                                           

  Play script, playbill, script,       √                                                                     √
  personal and business paper,                                                                               
  promptbook, photograph, poster,                                                                            
  herald, billboard, etc. [^18]                                                                              

  Stage diagram, blueprint, lighting   √                                                                     √
  plot, technical drawing, set and                                                                           
  costume design                                                                                             

  **Translation**                                                                                            

  Into English (i.e., scholarly        √                                                 √                   
  work/literature)                                                                                           

  Into English (i.e., tourist          √                                                           √         
  brochure)                                                                                                  

  From lesser known language into      √                                                                     √
  better known (only if there is not                                                                         
  an English translation) e.g. Basque                                                                        
  translated into Spanish or Catalan,                                                                        
  Tajik into Russian or Swedish into                                                                         
  French                                                                                                     

  Greek and Latin classics             √                                                                     √

  Masterpiece - all languages          √                                                                     √
  translated into English (e.g.                                                                              
  Milton, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe,                                                                          
  Homer^)^                                                                                                   

  Poetry (all translations)            √                                                                     √

  Novel (famous translator only)       √                                                                     √

  Coffee table book (English --        √                                                                     √
  limited, trend, re-print)                                                                                  

  Coffee table book (first received if √                                                                     √
  not in English)                                                                                            

  Traveling exhibition (typically art  √                                                                     √
  catalog)                                                                                                   

  Any version or language with new     √                                                                     √
  material (e.g., objects added to                                                                           
  collection, new commentary, new                                                                            
  criticism)                                                                                                 
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**Selection Criteria Guidance for Geography and Map Collection**

**Goals of the collection**

5.  Acquire a worldwide collection.

6.  Document history of cartography.

7.  Represent earth and planets through globes, atlases, charts, raised
    reliefs, microfilm, and digital data.

8.  Document global change through cartographic and geographic
    resources.

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  **G&M material**                  **Source of                         **Guideline                       
                                    information**                       selection                         
                                                                        decision**                        
  --------------------------------- --------------- ------------ ------ ------------- --------- --------- -----------
                                    Selection       Collection   LOLA M Acquire 1     Acquire 2 Do Not    Send to
                                    Officer         Policy                                      Acquire   Selection
                                                    Statements                                            Officer

  Aerial photography                √                                                                     √

  Atlases                           √                                                 √                   

  Cartographic software             √                                                 √                   

  Globes                            √                                                 √                   

  Large scale interactive or        √                                                                     √
  cadastral maps                                                                                          

  Maps                              √                                                 √                   

  Raised relief models              √                                                 √                   

  Remote sensing imagery            √                                                                     √

  Thematic atlases                  √                                                 √                   

  States and major city maps        √                                                 √                   
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**Selection Criteria Guidance for Music Collection**

**Goals of the collection**

9.  Create a comprehensive and universal collection of materials in the
    performing arts including music, dance, and theater.

10. Collect musical scores; books and serials on music history, theory,
    and methods; and manuscripts and other special collections in the
    performing arts.

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  **Music material (SR, PA, TX)**     **Source of                         **Guideline                                   **Guideline                      
                                      information**                       selection                                     Cataloging                       
                                                                          decision**                                    Priority                         
                                                                                                                        Decision**                       
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                                      Selection       Collection   LOLA M Acquire 1     Acquire 2 Do Not    Send to     Copyright      Core   Priority 2 Priority 3
                                      Officer         Policy                                      Acquire   Selection   registration                     
                                                      Statements                                            Officer     number (no                       
                                                                                                                        cataloging                       
                                                                                                                        record)                          

  Major publisher and/or composer in  √                                                 √                                              √                 
  chamber music                                                                                                                                          

  Major publisher or composer with    √                                                 √                                                     √          
  high research value                                                                                                                                    

  Major author or composer with high  √                                                 √                                                     √          
  research value                                                                                                                                         

  Major publisher                     √                                                 √                                                                √

  Major author or composer            √                                                 √                                                                √

  Solo art song                       √                                                 √                                                                √

  Pedagogical                         √                                                 √                               √                                

  Music monograph                     √                                                 √                                                     √          

  Sheet music                         √                                                                                 √                                

  Choral music                        √                                                 √                               √                                

  Instrumental music with full score  √                                   √                                             √                                
  and parts[^19]                                                                                                                                         
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> Music materials have a separate cataloging assignment than other
> materials. When denoting the selection decision on the slip, mark the
> appropriate level of cataloging priority, as defined in the table
> above.
>
> Defined level of cataloging:

11. Core -- Includes major publishers, major composers in chamber music
    arrangement; this material is less than a full score. Material
    designated as Core, receives more than minimal level of cataloging,
    but less than full cataloging. The record includes subject headings,
    classification, bibliographic notes, additional intellectual
    contributors, and authority control.

12. Priority 2 -- Includes major publishers and major authors that have
    high level research value. This material is cataloged within two
    months and the record includes a full description and bibliographic
    information.

13. Priority 3 -- Includes major publishers and major authors, and
    possibly some vocal parts (i.e., soprano). This material is
    cataloged within three to six months. The record includes a full
    description and bibliographic information.

**Selection Criteria Guidance for Prints and Photographs Collection**

**Goals of the collection**

14. Create a comprehensive and universal collection of prints and
    photographs.

+--------------------------------+-----+------+---+-------+---+---+----+
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|                                | rma |      |   | ion** |   |   |    |
|                                | tio |      |   |       |   |   |    |
|                                | n** |      |   |       |   |   |    |
+================================+=====+======+===+=======+===+===+====+
|                                | >   | > Co | > | > Ac  | > | > | >  |
|                                | Sel | llec |   | quire |   |   | Se |
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|                                | cer | atem | > |       | i | N |  S |
|                                |     | ents |   |       | r | o | el |
|                                |     |      | M |       | e | t | ec |
|                                |     |      |   |       | > | > | ti |
|                                |     |      |   |       |   |   | on |
|                                |     |      |   |       | 2 | A | >  |
|                                |     |      |   |       |   | c |  O |
|                                |     |      |   |       |   | q | ff |
|                                |     |      |   |       |   | u | ic |
|                                |     |      |   |       |   | i | er |
|                                |     |      |   |       |   | r |    |
|                                |     |      |   |       |   | e |    |
+--------------------------------+-----+------+---+-------+---+---+----+
| Prints                         | √   |      |   |       |   |   | √  |
+--------------------------------+-----+------+---+-------+---+---+----+
| Photographs                    | √   |      |   |       |   | √ |    |
+--------------------------------+-----+------+---+-------+---+---+----+
| Movie Posters                  | √   |      |   |       |   |   | √  |
+--------------------------------+-----+------+---+-------+---+---+----+

[^1]: University of Michigan Press publishes a lot of English as a
    second language (ESL) material. This material has selection decision
    of "Acquire 1."

[^2]: Comic books are typically serial and should be forwarded to ACQ SO
    in SRD. The exception is a monograph that is a collection of comic
    books or graphic novel. In these cases, two copies should be
    acquired.

[^3]: All directories with the exception of those from non-local high
    schools are considered serials and should be forwarded to ACQ SO in
    SRD.

[^4]: For preservation purposes, Law Library needs to receive two copies
    of the work, one for binding and one to be permanently retained in
    the collection. The second copy is filed in the Law Library until it
    is bound.

[^5]: Newsletters are serial in nature, refer to ACQ SO in SRD

[^6]: Typically, house organs are treated as serials and are forwarded
    to ACQ SO in SRD for review.

[^7]: Ephemera are defined as non-commercial, non-book publications in
    the form of pamphlets, handbills, leaflets, broadsides, position
    papers, minutes of meetings, information sheets, bulletins,
    newsletters, posters, moving images, photographic documentation,
    etc. Such materials are typically published outside of official or
    normal channels

[^8]: These are serials and should be forwarded to ACQ SO in SRD.

[^9]: Publications in English "Acquire 2"

[^10]: Publications in English "Acquire 2"

[^11]: Mass-market fiction requires special routing. Currently these
    materials are routed directly to rare-book division.

[^12]: Example: If history of New York Fire Department or District of
    Columbia Fire Department, acquire 2 copies. If small town USA,
    acquire 1 copy.

[^13]: Many guidebooks such as Fodor's are now treated as serials

[^14]: Many guidebooks such as Fodor's are now treated as serials

[^15]: Typically, auction catalogs, yearbooks, and almanacs are
    considered serial in nature and should be forwarded to ACQ SO in SRD
    for selection review.

[^16]: Journals have seriality. Forward to SRD

[^17]: Directories are serial, forward to SRD

[^18]: Playbills are typically serial in nature and should be referred
    to ACQ SO in SRD for review. Play scripts are typically submitted as
    PA's.

[^19]: Only full score is retained.