Michigan State University

Collection Development Policy Statement: Music Literature

Collection Management Issues

Collection policies for Music follow MSU Libraries general policies for gifts, preservation, and accessibility.

De-selection is rarely an option for music literature except when warranted by the material’s condition. All materials have value as reflections of the scholarship of the times, even if superseded or contradicted by newer materials.

Unique copies being de-selected due to condition will be replaced if at all possible. The preferred replacement of a paper copy is with another paper copy; however, this is subject to availability. Format is less important than continuing to retain content; preservation photocopying may be considered.

Subscriptions to print periodicals will generally be dropped in favor of online options where available and if reproduction of illustrations, musical examples, etc., is of sufficient quality.