On an annual basis, the Collection Development Librarian responsible for a given subject area analyzes the collection and removes any books from the shelves which need to be considered for deselection. These volumes are placed in a holding area in the Acquisitions Department for further evaluation by faculty and other librarians. Faculty members may consult the schedule and come to the library during those months when library materials for subjects pertinent to their teaching and research needs are being reviewed. Approve the deselections. Select for possible retention those titles which, in their judgment, should remain in the collection.
Material is by an Oklahoma author or about Oklahoma.
Subject matter is unique or the item is the only one in the field. The title has won a prize. The title is valuable because of its photographs or illustrations. The item is part of a set the library owns. No item will be deselected which has been checked out during the past six years.