University Library Collection Development

UTEP faculty, instructors, and course designers: Fill out and submit this online form to request information literacy instruction, services, and/or resources from the University Library for each course or for personal research, including films from Kanopy and Swank Digital Campus.  This form can be used to submit requests for new Library materials in batch (via an uploaded resource list or syllabus) or on an item-by-item basis.  To ensure the continuing availability of digital streaming video selections each semester, submit this form to the Library before the course starting date so that the film title list can be checked and verified.  All requests will be acknowledged within 24-48 hours of form submission and will be assigned to relevant instruction, subject, and acquisitions librarians as well as Library support staff for follow-up and fulfillment.

https://utep.libwizard.com/f/requestlibraryresources

Please supply the following information when requesting a new database or serial.

• Title of resource 

• Details: supply choice of options if appropriate

• Selector and Faculty requestor

• College/Department/Program

• How many professors are in the discipline?  How many students?

• What degrees are offered?  Bachelor’s / Master’s / Ph.D.

• What is the justification for purchase/subscription?

• Overlap analysis. Full overlap analysis must be completed by the selector; spot checking is not sufficient.  Attach report.

• Databases must have trials and positive feedback from faculty before they are added to the final wish list. Summarize responses or attach report.  

• Cost-benefit analysis. How much does the resource cost and how much do you believe it will be used? We expect a maximum cost-per-use to be around $20. Thus, if the resource costs $50,000, it should get used 2,500 times a year. If you don’t anticipate this much use, you must offer a strong justification. Consider whether occasional use could best be covered by Interlibrary Loan or document delivery service.

DEADLINE:  Acquisitions list review and selection will be completed by June 1 in order to allow time for final price negotiations and license negotiations. Acquisitions requests must be submitted with full information by May 31.