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COLLECTION MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Specific policies, if any, on replacement, de-selection, out of print, preservation

Replacement - Major multi-edition texts, or heavily circulated or high interest or one-of-a-kind items should be replaced when necessary and appropriate.

De-selection - In addition to standard MSU Libraries policies, it should be remembered that the literature of medicine is rapidly outdated and that the journal literature is of greater significance than the monographic literature. Older