Saturday May 20, 2006 Strategies for Building GLBT Collections Experiences from a Large Research University Cindy Ingold Women and Gender Resources Librarian University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Saturday May 20, 2006 WHO ARE THE USERS AT UIUC Faculty Staff Graduate Students Undergraduates Some community members
Saturday May 20, 2006 WHAT DO THESE USERS NEED Books Periodicals Databases Self-help Collection development policy at developementstatement/lgbt.htm
Saturday May 20, 2006 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT: Strategies and Selection Tools Work with a LGBT Bibliography Committee Serve on LGBT Committee at University Get to know faculty and graduate students Variety of selection tools both print and electronic
Saturday May 20, 2006 COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT: Budgets No separate fund Several fund managers buy materials Committee coordinates collection development Small Gay Studies fund Consortial grants
Saturday May 20, 2006 PROMOTING COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES TO USERS Committee work Faculty liaison Web page at Library instruction sessions Exhibits
Saturday May 20, 2006 GUERILLA GLBT LIBRARIANSHIP
Saturday May 20, 2006 BENEFITS OF WORKING IN A LARGE RESEARCH LIBRARY Larger budgets Collaboration with other fund managers Collection policy can be very broad Little concern for censorship