The following criteria will be used in making selection decisions for materials in Library collection:
- Relevance of material to the LCC curriculum
- Critical review or quality of the material content
- Listing in standard bibliographies and guides
- Reputation or authoritativeness of the publisher
- Reputation or authoritativeness of the author
- Calculated or estimated price
- Potential for use or known need
- Strength or weakness of the collection in particular areas
- Usefulness with respect to other materials in the collection, including the representation of all sides of controversial issues
- Currency of the material
- Ability to obtain the material through other means, such as electronic access, MeLCat resource sharing, inter-library loan (ILL)
- Preference will be given to electronic materials that can be accessed remotely whenever possible and practical
