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Library Collection Development
The Van Pelt and Opie Library acquires and maintains curricular and research resources supporting the teaching and research need of the Michigan Technological University community. This activity, referred to as collection development, is guided by the library's Collection Development Policy. Working within an allotted budget, the Collections Team engages with library colleagues, consortia, and liaisons from university departments to provide relevant resources in as expedient and flexible manner as possible.
Collections Strategist Librarian
Library Liaison Roles
Library liaisons are faculty representatives who work directly with the library's Collections Strategist Librarian and Collections Team to keep departmental colleagues informed about library initiatives, resources, and services. Through collaborative efforts, library liaisons help to gather and convey invaluable departmental information and feedback to the library. The role of library liaison is not time intensive, but liaisons should be approachable and:
- Familiar with the research occurring within their department
- Familiar with the classes offered by their department
- Interested in advocating for their department, thereby ensuring relevant resources are acquired by the library
- Willing to help field and answer questions about library resources relevant to their department
- Willing to periodically meet with the Collections Strategist Librarian to discuss their department's library needs
Liaisons by Department/College
| Department / College | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force ROTC | Shannon Eddy | seddy@mtu.edu |
| Applied Computing | Amna Mazen | amazen@mtu.edu |
| Army ROTC | contact the library | library@mtu.edu |
| Biological Sciences | Mike Gretz | mrgretz@mtu.edu |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bruce Lee | bplee@mtu.edu |
| Business | contact the library | library@mtu.edu |
| Chemical Engineering | Yixin Liu | yixnliu@mtu.edu |
| Chemistry | Athar Ata | aata@mtu.edu |
| Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | contact the library | library@mtu.edu |
| Computer Science | Charles Wallace | wallace@mtu.edu |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Lynn McCormick | lmccormi@mtu.edu |
| Engineering Fundamentals | James Bittner | jbittner@mtu.edu |
| Forest Resources and Environmental Science | Stacy Cotey | srcotey@mtu.edu |
| Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences | Radwin Askari | raskari@mtu.edu |
| Humanities | Stephanie Carpenter | stcarpe@mtu.edu |
| Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology | contact the library | library@mtu.edu |
| Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology | Nicholas Hendrickson | nvhendri@mtu.edu |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Mary Fraley | mafraley@mtu.edu |
| Mathematical Sciences | Cecile Piret | cmpiret@mtu.edu |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Trisha Sain | tsain@mtu.edu |
| Pavlis Honors College | Darnishia Morris | dar@mtu.edu |
| Physics | Raymond Shaw | rashaw@mtu.edu |
| Psychology and Human Factors | Kedmon Hungwe | khungwe@mtu.edu |
| Social Sciences | Steve Walton | sawalton@mtu.edu |
| Visual and Performing Arts | Michael Maxwell | mmaxwell@mtu.edu |