Library Policies & Forms

How long can Library materials be checked out?

Journals and Reference books cannot be checked out
Material Type	Undergraduate	Graduate	Faculty
Books	Three weeks	Two months	Three months
Videos & CDs	Seven days	Seven days	One month

Kellenberger Library Study Room Booking Policy

Study rooms in the Kellenberger library exist primarily so groups of students working on a common academic project together will have a space to collaborate without disturbing other library patrons. Other uses of these rooms are possible and allowed, but are incidental to this primary purpose. The following policies govern use of the study rooms.

A room reservation system will be maintained by the Kellenberger Library. Students (and others) will be able to reserve rooms in advance in person or online. A schedule of reserved times will be posted for each study room.
To maintain equity of access for all groups a single group will be allowed to reserve a room for no more than 3 hours in one day.
Patrons will be allowed to use the study rooms on an ad hoc basis when rooms are not reserved. Please note patrons using rooms in such an ad hoc manner will be asked to vacate the room for groups with a reservation.
If a group has not occupied their reserved room within 15 minutes of the start of their reserved time their reservation will be considered cancelled and the room will be available for ad hoc use or to be reserved by others.
Reservations for non-student related use (e.g. library staff meetings, faculty meetings) will be allowed as long as one room is always available for student-related use.
Bushnell conduct and library behavior policies are fully in force in the study rooms. Violations will result in disciplinary action as outlined in those documents, and could also result in loss of privileges to use the study rooms.
Technology in the rooms exists to assist in collaboration on projects. It is installed and maintained by the Bushnell Information Technology (IT) department, who are responsible for all troubleshooting and repairs.
A diagram detailing the room arrangement will be in each study room. Please leave the furniture as indicated on the diagram when leaving.
Window blinds shall be left open unless video recording.

Group & Class Visits During Dead & Finals Weeks

As a courtesy to students studying in the library,

And in light of the high value of supporting students to be successful in their academic endeavors,

The Kellenberger Library of Bushnell University as a general rule will not allow scheduled class or group visits during dead week and finals week of fall or spring semesters.

This policy is not intended to preclude ad hoc study groups.

However, instructors should not schedule class visits for any purpose, whether accompanied by the instructor or not.

Community groups seeking tours or visits will be scheduled during these times only in consultation with and with the permission of the library director.

Individuals or families on campus tours will be allowed.

The interpretation of this policy and any exceptions granted are at the sole discretion of the library director or his/her designee.

Interlibrary Loan Policy & Request Form

Interlibrary loan (ILL) is available for journal articles not held at BUSHNELL and for books not found at an OPALL or WIN library consortium member. Use the Library Discover to request items from OPALL members.

Request resources from other libraries through the interlibrary loan request form.

Please allow 7-10 days for arrival to the Kellenberger Library. (You will be contacted when the material arrives). If you are a Bushnell student, faculty, or staff not living in Eugene (example: Roseburg students), your material(s) will either be mailed to your address or sent with a faculty member to your class. Otherwise, you must come to the Kellenberger Library to pick up the requested material(s).

Please be sure that the library has current contact information for you before you place an ILL request.

We cannot guarantee the requested material will arrive on time to meet your deadline; please plan ahead. We make our best effort to get the materials you request to you, but the lending library may decide not to send an item to us.

Limit of 25 requests per term for Undergraduates. Limit of 50 requests per term for Graduate students. ONLY 6 requests at one time, please.

University of Oregon Library Borrowing

Bushnell students are welcome to borrow books from the UO Libraries. The UO libraries require that students follow these rules:

Bushnell borrowers need a current semester financial aid sticker attached to the back of their Bushnell Identification Card. See the Bushnell library circulation desk to get a current sticker.
Bushnell borrower records expire at the end of the Bushnell semester (you will need to update your sticker every semester, and fill out a new borrower form)
Bushnell’s borrowing agreement with the UO Library is for books only; videos and other collections must be used on-site.
UO Libraries circulation policies applies to Bushnell borrowers and it is the responsibility of the borrower to understand the rules. Currently:
- Loans for books are for three weeks plus one three week renewal
- Recalls – all items are subject to recall at any time, notices will be emailed
Overdue Fines:
- $.50/day
- Recalled materials $5.00/day
- All overdue or lost item fines need to be paid to the University Of Oregon Business Office in Oregon Hall
- Any Bushnell borrower who does not pay their UO overdue fine in a timely manner will be charged an additional $20.00 check handling fee from Bushnell. The UO and Bushnell fines will be added to your Bushnell account.
Bushnell guests at the UO libraries can use the reference computers at which no sign-on is required.
Bushnell guests at the UO libraries have guest access to Wi-Fi; see https://library.uoregon.edu/systems/wireless.html for details.
Check the UO Libraries’ website for current hours. During certain periods of time, Bushnell students will not have 24/7 access to the library. Call ahead to check availability
Bushnell guests are expected to follow the University Oregon’s policies, including their behavior and computer use policies.

Behavior Policy

It is the policy of the Kellenberger Library to maintain a safe and pleasant study and work environment for both library users and library employees. While it is understood that a certain level of verbal interaction is necessary for conducting business within the library, all library users are expected to be considerate of others who are reading, studying and working in the library, therefore keeping conversation to an acceptable and appropriate level and length for a library and work setting. Inappropriate and unacceptable behavior will not be tolerated.

The Kellenberger library considers the following to be unacceptable and inappropriate behavior on library premises:

Violating student behavior and codes of conduct as outlined in the student handbook (available at the circulation desk or online)
Conversation (including on cell phones) which can be heard from library offices or the circulation desk or that is bothersome to other users.
Harassment for any reason (Harassment refers to unwelcome behavior that is offensive, fails to respect the rights of others, and interferes with work, learning, living, or campus environment.)
Use of any sound-producing device in a way such that the volume level is disruptive to other users.
Consumption and possession of beverages that do not contain lids
Moving or rearranging library furniture or equipment without permission and without returning it to its proper location.
Not disposing of trash or waste properly by using the available trash receptacles located throughout the library; leaving trash/food waste on tables or in study areas
Any other behavior that is disturbing or offensive to other library users or employees.

Consequences of Violation of Policy

1^st offense-patrons are told that they are in violation of the policy and how to correct the behavior.

Repeated warnings due to continued violation of the policy will result in offending patrons being asked to leave the library for the remainder of the day, which comes with an automatic referral to student development judicial affairs.

Subsequent referrals will include additional disciplinary action up to and including loss of library privileges for the remainder of the semester.

If the library staff determines that the misconduct poses a danger to the patron, others, or library property, or is otherwise blatantly offensive or disruptive, the patron will be asked to leave the library immediately without warning, and with an automatic referral.

Anyone refusing to leave the library when asked will be escorted out of the library by campus security.

Library staff consists of library faculty, staff, and student assistants.

Collection Development Policy

INTRODUCTION

Bushnell University Library was established in 1895 with the beginning of its predecessor college, Eugene Divinity School. Through its long history it has maintained a commitment to support the university mission, academic curriculum and community which it serves. Its collection and services reflect this relationship. The present mission statement of Bushnell University is found on the web site:

“Bushnell University fosters wisdom, faith, and service through excellent academic programs within a Christ-centered community.”

The library collection has traditionally maintained a strong emphasis in biblical studies. This area is further enhanced by the Bushnell Rare Bible Collection. The Collection demonstrates, through its first editions and other rare volumes, the development and history of the English Bible. The Wright Memorial Bible Collection further augments the collection with Bibles in many languages of the world. Missions and cross cultural studies have been strong areas of emphasis through the years as University alumni have been missionaries in all parts of the world since the early 1900’s. These early missionaries gave the museum its fine collection of artifacts from Africa and Asia dating from the turn of the century. Other special emphases found in the collection include preaching, biblical archaeology, commentaries, women in ministry, hymnals, and Disciple of Christ church history and authors.

As the University has added new academic courses and programs to meet the present needs of the university, the library collection has expanded correspondingly. Currently the library acquires and maintains materials in many formats in support of the curriculum and faculty teaching needs. The collection now contains over 72,000 volumes including books, periodicals, microforms, media in a wide range of formats, computer software, electronic resources, as well as special collections and archives of the University.

In the interest of academic freedom and scholarly debate, the library collects varying viewpoints on controversial issues. “Religious books are also about love, sex, politics, war, peace, ecology, theology, philosophy, drugs, race, dissent, ethics, technology, hippies, morality, revolution, rock, God, beauty, psychology, dogma, the underground, the establishment, death, and life.”-Religious Books. Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers. The library recognizes the American Library Association’s Bill of Rights in attempting to provide a free exchange of ideas.

PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY

This policy seeks to:

Serve as a guide to librarians and faculty in selection decisions.
Effect long range planning and orderly development of the collection.
Provide continuity and stability when staffs change and budgets fluctuate.
Plan for budget allocation.
Free the library’s collection from individual bias and aid in defense against potential censorship efforts.
Facilitate resource sharing and coordinated collection development with other libraries.
Provide accountability to the library’s funding body, Bushnell University

Mission of the Kellenberger Library

The mission of the library is:

“To connect individuals to information, knowledge, and thought and support their ability to put their skills and knowledge into practice.”

The People of Kellenberger Library ardently nurture the passions, promise, and Christ-like potential of each member of our community, locally and globally, by providing abundant opportunities through exemplary resources and insightful guidance, modeling wise management of an environment that fosters Christian faith, service, and respect for all individuals.

The objectives are as follows:

Obtain a strong up-to-date collection of monographs which support undergraduate instruction and research.
Obtain current materials adequate to support most graduate instruction or sustained independent study pertaining to subject areas covered in the curriculum, including important reference works.
Obtain those journals/periodicals, indexing, and abstracting materials essential to current academic programs.
Obtain non-print resources appropriate to learning modes, including technical, media, and electronic.
Obtain a selection of research materials for faculty.
Obtain a selection of materials for cultural enrichment and recreation for users.
Encourage active involvement by faculty in selection policies and collection development.
Maintain an active deselection program in cooperation with faculty.
Cooperate with other libraries in resource sharing through inter-library loan, cooperative collection building, and reciprocal use agreements.

Material Section Responsibility

The library budget, including acquisitions budget is addressed thusly: The library director/dean should prepare, justify, and administer a library budget that is appropriate to the library’s objectives. The budget should meet the reasonable expectations of library users when balanced against other institutional needs. The library should utilize its financial resources efficiently and effectively. The library director/dean should have authority to apportion funds and initiate expenditures within the library budget and in accordance with institutional policy. The budget should support appropriate levels of staffing and adequate staff compensation. Collection development and selection are fundamental responsibilities of librarians and depend on educated judgment and a series of decisions and choices which support the academic programs, goals, and priorities. Faculty serve as subject experts and work with librarians to build a quality collection with the ultimate goal of providing quality service. A significant portion of resource suggestions are made by faculty in relation to needs in courses they teach and academic programs.

Librarians make selections based on their knowledge of the collection, known areas of weaknesses, and reviews of materials which meet needs of Bushnell’s academic programs and the library’s collections. Librarians are responsible for ensuring that the collection maintains an overall balance and quality in all subject fields represented and is balanced in regard to various formats of information. They are responsible for the overall quality and maintenance of the reference collection. Librarians also ensure that the information needs of the university community are met equitably within the framework of the library budget.

Suggestions or recommendations for various resources come from faculty, librarians, administrators, staff, and students enrolled at the university. The library has established a practice of encouraging new, permanent faculty to participate in materials selection by offering them up to $500 for individual purchases in their first year of teaching.
Materials selection covers print, media, and electronic resources. The general guidelines encompass all aspects of collection building: authority, quality, duplication, withdrawal, replacements, and gifts.
Final authority for selection, collection building and quality, apportionment of funds, and initiation of expenditures rests with the library director and other professional librarians.

Users

Priority in the use of the collection is given to the students currently enrolled in the university, faculty, and staff.

The library offers free borrowing privileges to the students and the faculty of the University of Oregon and Lane Community College in accordance with mutual reciprocal use agreements. Free borrowing privileges and interlibrary loan are also extended to participating Oregon NAPCU (Northwest Association of Private Colleges and Universities) faculty and students according to present use agreements within the group. OPALL (Oregon Private Academic Library Link) members share a union automated catalog and library system with Bushnell and have special resource sharing agreements.

As part of the religious community of the area, complimentary patron cards are offered to employed clergy who are interested in using the resources. University trustees and Friends of the Library members also receive complimentary patron cards. Annual patron cards may be purchased by alumni, church lay people and townspeople who are interested in borrowing.

The library supports resource sharing and interlibrary loan to libraries throughout the United States as a member of the OCLC library network.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Bushnell has had a tradition of building a collection based on quality. Current and commonly accepted criteria for intellectual content and format should be applied:

The resource should be of contemporary and/or permanent value.
The resource should fall within the scope of the collection and provide for curriculum and recreational needs of the university community.
The scarcity of material on the subject should be considered.
The reputation of the publisher for producing high quality materials in the subject area and the authority of the author to address the subject should be considered

New HARD COPY PERIODICAL SUBSCRIPTION selection should be based on:

A preference for journals of enduring worth which support curricular needs.
Indexing in standard print or electronic periodical indexes or abstracts which are carried by the library.
Consideration of shelving space and binding issues.
Consideration of whether a title is included in a full-text database to which the library already subscribes and how many retrospective years are covered.
Consideration of proposed usage of the title.
Consideration of scarcity of titles in that subject area.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Electronic resources are covered in the Electronic Resources Collection Plan on this page. Electronic materials are selected using the criteria outlined in this collection policy, except where noted in the Electronic Resources Collection Plan.

Gifts

Gifts of books, periodicals, media, museum or archival materials, or money to purchase materials are accepted and welcome. The library has received many valuable materials and has greatly benefited from generous donations in past years. Materials received as gifts will be evaluated by the same criteria as materials purchased. Some duplicate copies may be used to replace worn ones in the present collection. Books are also screened to determine if they are appropriate additions to the Disciples Historical Collection or other special collections. Duplicates or unneeded materials may be added to the library book sale, traded on library exchange lists, or otherwise disposed of by librarians. The library does not provide a monetary value of the materials to the donor.

MULTIPLE COPIES

Multiple copies are not encouraged in order to provide the broadest possible range of materials needed to support the curriculum within the limited budget and limited space. However, more than one copy of a title may be needed to meet special needs of the instructional program. The purchase of duplicates may occur in the following circumstances:

Heavy demand and continual use as demonstrated by circulation statistics and a large class.
Reference titles that are also needed in the circulating collection. This is particularly true of commentaries.

Textbooks

Most textbooks and their accompanying manuals, workbooks, and other auxiliary materials are by nature introductory and become outdated rapidly. The library will not normally purchase textbooks and related materials. Exceptions to the policy are the purchase of classic textbooks which have become recognized standard references in a field. Purchase of a textbook may also occur where there is limited information available. Textbooks used in biblical studies often are not typical textbooks and may be added to the collection due to their intrinsic value. A serious effort should be made to avoid purchase of textbooks currently used in classes and designated to be purchased by students.

PAPERBOUND BOOKS

Generally the library prefers to purchase hardcover editions of books which are selected for their value to the collection. However, because of the considerable difference in price between hardcover and paper editions, a paper edition is often elected. In some cases a title may be only available in paperbound. If a duplicate copy is purchased, the paper edition is seriously considered. Paperbound books are preferred for the Browsing Collection for recreational reading.

FACULTY AND Bushnell ALUMNI PUBLICATIONS

Books, theses, and journal articles written by faculty are acquired. Many of these items are kept in the archival collection. In some cases a duplicate may be acquired for the circulating collection.

Alumni publications are collected according to the general book and periodical policies. They may be placed in circulating or archival collections. A subject heading “northwest christian university authors” is made for titles added to the library catalog.

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

Government publications are not acquired on a consistent or regular basis. However, if a specific title is requested by a faculty member, is appropriate to a specific topic being taught, and relates to materials in the collection, it is considered for purchase.

The university of oregon library is a major depository for u.s. government publications and oregon state publications. In most cases Bushnell students and faculty are well served by consulting those resources.

NEWSPAPERS

The following newspapers are received by the library: EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, SPRINGFIELD NEWS, OREGONIAN, a Portland regional newspaper, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, WALL STREET JOURNAL, and NEW YORK TIMES. The library also gets copies of the DAILY EMERALD, the University of Oregon student newspaper. These newspapers are generally kept for a three month period and then discarded. A variety of other small newspapers come as gifts. The Bushnell student newspaper is kept permanently in archives.

State church newspapers are received as gifts from regional offices. They are retained for the Archives. The OREGON DISCIPLE and INDIANA CHRISTIAN are permanently bound. Local church papers are not kept in the library. These are retained in the Development Office, if at all.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS

Generally, library materials are acquired only in the English language. Greek and Hebrew texts are purchased to support teaching in biblical languages. Bibles may be acquired in the various languages of the world. Dictionaries of foreign language/English are purchased.

A Spanish language children’s collection has been started. This collection supports the Spanish language curriculum as well as ESL. These materials are shelved with other children’s books in the Kendall Collection but are not interfiled.

BROWSING COLLECTION

The purpose of the browsing collection is to provide recreational materials in a wide range of genres that will appeal to the diverse campus population. Various genres may include literary classics, Christian literature, best sellers, biography, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, romance, humor, science fiction, etc. The collection consists mainly of paperback books for leisure reading and is not intended to support the curriculum.

Other format materials such as CD’s, videos, and DVDs may be purchased for recreational viewing and listening purposes. Media purchased for recreational purposes are interfiled with other appropriate formats in the Media Center.

Suggestions for titles to purchase come from staff, faculty, and students. Final title selections should be based on the quality of writing. They should also be judged on the basis of the work as a whole, not on a part taken out of context. Review materials can be used for gathering information on recommendations. Some titles are also acquired through gifts and should be judged for selection on the same basis as those purchased.

Funds for browsing and recreational materials are obtained from the annual library book sale that is outside the normal library budget.

MEDIA MATERIALS

In consultation with teaching faculty, the library acquires media for classroom instruction in the most commonly accepted current formats (e.g. DVD, Compact Disc, computer software). Collections in older or less common formats (e.g. audiocassette, sound filmstrips, slide sets) are available for use, but not actively collected. Posters, art prints, and maps are occasionally acquired for use by the Bushnell community.

Chapel speakers and other special events are recorded by the Media Resource Center for the library. Some audiotapes and other audiovisuals are selected for archives.

Gifts of media are entered into the collection if they meet the same criteria as book selection.

WEEDING

Weeding is the withdrawing of damaged or obsolete materials from the library’s collection. This process is an integral part of collection development and management. It maintains the vitality and current interest of the collection. Librarians are responsible for weeding the collection on a continuing basis. Faculty are often consulted for advice on withdrawing specific titles and are encouraged to recommend titles which should be withdrawn in their subject fields.

Materials which may be considered for withdrawal include those:

Containing outdated, misleading, or factually inaccurate information.
Worn, mutilated, badly marked and beyond mending or rebinding.
Superseded by a new edition.
Multiple copies which are no longer needed to support the curriculum.
Old titles which have not circulated in at least 10 years.
Titles which do not fit into our general collection and have had little use.

Books selected for withdrawal may be removed to a storage area, Disciples Historical Collection, placed in the library book sale or discarded. See subsequent section for collection development policies for the Disciples Historical Collection.

Before discarding, books should be checked in standard bibliographies such as BOOKS FOR COLLEGE LIBRARIES or Gorman’s THEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS REFERENCE BOOKS

In 1986-1988, faculty and librarians engaged in a thorough assessment and weeding of the book collection. Some subject areas have been revisited in subsequent years in relation to establishing new academic programs, doing retrospective conversion in preparation for the automated catalog, and barcode problem resolution. Another thorough examination of the collection should be done no later than 2008, perhaps in conjunction with the 2008 self-study process.

The librarians retain the right for a final decision in withdrawals, as in any collection development matter.

BIBLICAL STUDIES AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

Biblical studies and theology are the historical strengths of Kellenberger Library. Materials can support an advanced or graduate study level.

The library strives to collect the major modern versions of the Bible. Biblical and theological dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances, handbooks, and other biblical reference tools are collected. Volumes are cataloged to the Reference collection, and then circulating copies are also purchased as funding is available. Commentaries on the Bible are also a specialty and major new commentaries are purchased for the reference area. Materials in the following areas receive special emphasis in collecting:

Practical books for the ministry and youth ministry
Missions and church growth
Preaching
Applied or practical theology (worship)
Women in ministry
History of the English Bible and rare Bibles.

Some of these areas have not been kept current in recent years and need a emphasis to rejuvenate them. Librarians are working with faculty to improve this status.

PSYCHOLOGY

Materials should support a basic study level for undergraduate students. It should have basic authors and core works. Areas that should be updated include motivation, emotions, stress, perception, psychology of learning. Materials on dreams, the unconscious and subconscious should be updated. A priority should be given to materials on human development. Child psychology, adolescents, and aging need updating. Other focuses should be on materials for values and behaviors and abnormal psychology.

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING GRADUATE PROGRAM

Materials should support courses in theories of counseling, skills and techniques, ethics, diagnosis and treatment. Special social issues and topics which will be discussed in rotating seminars include women and violence, domestic violence, substance abuse, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, play therapy, multi-cultural issues, and careers in professional counseling.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Librarians and business administration/management faculty determined that the Kellenberger Library should concentrate its collecting efforts in collecting materials in management, leadership, organizational behavior, marketing, and business ethics. Outstanding core business titles, “best business titles of the year”, reviews in business journals, and other library bibliographic selection tools should be consulted for relevant titles to meet classroom needs. In addition, the collection should contain other well-chosen books, reference materials, and media to support the curriculum.

The collection should have a strong emphasis in selected recommended core journals as well as carefully chosen current interest business journals. Back issues of current business news and general interest journals such as Advertising Age, Business Marketing, Forbes, Fortune do not need to be bound and kept beyond five years since the University of Oregon Library keeps a permanent collection.

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Librarians met with Dr. Tim Bergquist Jan. 2001 to determine collection building for a new Computer Information Systems degree program. The CIS degree program began to fall 2001 is focusing on practical applications, networking, web design, and databases. It is emphasizing networking and the technical and management side of computer systems. Purchase of materials should emphasize these aspects. The program will not be emphasizing programming languages. Access to the following magazines and journals were suggested; Infoworld, PC Computing, Computer World, MIS Quarterly, PC World.

TEACHERS EDUCATION

The education collection should emphasize and build in elementary and middle school areas, specializing in practical materials for teachers. Materials should include:

A basic core of up-to-date books and reference related to the elementary learner, instructional methods, classroom organization, etc.
Increased focus should be on language arts, reading, science, math, and social studies.
Hands-on teacher books and curriculum design.
Essential journals for elementary and middle school teaching.
Computer software programs as the need arise and the “use of technology in teaching” aspect of the program develops.
The Kendall children’s literature collection should focus primarily on the elementary and middle school levels and continue to be updated with current “best books” and “award books,” The collection should be further developed to support thematic units (such as inventors, biographies, etc.) for students use in the classroom and field experiences.
The media collection for teacher’s education should reflect students and teachers in action or presentation by exemplary education professionals.
We have chosen not to buy “state adopted” elementary and middle school textbooks at this point, relying on the University of Oregon and Lane ESD.

Early childhood (birth – 8 years) was added to teacher’s education in spring 2001. New courses emphasize child development, teaching early childhood, and guidance and management of kindergarten to grade 3. Added materials should cover these topics.

SCHOOL COUNSELING GRADUATE PROGRAM

Materials for the School Counseling Program should focus on the following areas as determined at a meeting February 9, 2000:

Basic authors, core works and theories.
Foundational studies and therapeutic processes.
Assessment and improvement of academic achievement.
Behavior interventions.
Accommodating diversity in the school setting.

CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS

In fall, 2005, the Center for Leadership and Ethics was established. At that time, the librarians, working with the director of this new department, decided to create a separate section in the library to shelve books specifically purchased for this area. In addition, several items which the main topic was leadership were relocated from the stacks to this new section of the library. All items in this section have the prefix of CLE in the call number to distinguish them from other collections in the library.

CAREER COUNSELING

The staff in charge of career counseling for students and the librarians decided in fall, 2005 to shelve a portion of the career counseling books together as circulating resources. This makes these resources a lot more accessible and traceable. Each book is labeled with a prefix a CAR so that the books can be collocated.

Special Collections

Rare Bible Collection/Vault materials

The Rare Bible Collection consists of two smaller collections. The Bushnell Rare Bible Collection contains rare Bible translations and editions which trace the history of the English Bible. Included also are texts of the Bible in Greek and Hebrew. The Wright Bible Collection contains bibles in many languages of the world.

Also stored in the vault are other old and rare titles, including works by Erasmus. And the Voyages of James Cook. Additionally, some historical Disciples of Christ titles by Alexander Campbell reside in the vault.

Other items that are in the vault are stored there because of the fire resistance of the structure. These include Trustee Minutes and financial records, family Bibles and registrar records.

The Friends of the Library have the mission of helping the library restore the Bibles in its collection and add to the Bible and Christian Ministries resources for students. Several years ago the Rare Bible collection was evaluated for both value and condition. Don Etherington was the expert who assisted in determining the condition of each Bible. He and then director, Sue Rhee, created a list of each book, charting what it was made of and what repairs it needed. Further, they evaluated the collection according to which books should be repaired first by rating the books from 1 to 5, 1 taking highest priority. . The goal is to finish all of the 1s, then move on to the 2s, next in priority. This list resides in a few places, one of them being the vault itself (on the left in a folder on the waist high shelf). The Friends pay for all of the shipping and restoration work.

Disciples Historical Collection

This collection resides in the closed stacks on the second floor and consists of cataloged materials, both old and new, that tell the story of the Disciples of Christ/Church of Christ or are authored by someone of that tradition. Each item is marked with a DHC prefix on its spine so that the items will be shelved together. Many items which are not cataloged reside in the Archives. It is said that Kellenberger Library has the largest collection of “Discipliana” than any other library except for the Disciples Historical Library in Nashville, Tennessee.

Northwest Collection

This collection is comprised of many older books documenting the history of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and other western states. These books are marked with an overstamp of NW and shelved in the closed stacks. The library does not actively collect in this area. New books documenting the history of the Northwest are placed in the circulating collection.

Hymnal Collection

The Hymnal Collection is shelved in the closed stacks. Most of these books were given to the library. The hymnals are not cataloged and this is not a growing collection.

Museum

The museum consists of items given to the university by people with links to the university. Principal collections are the Congo collection and the pioneer/native American collection, The Congo collection consists of many items brought back to the U.S. by missionaries to the Congo. These include leg and ankle bracelets, beheading knives, and spears, among many other items. The pioneer/native American collection consists of rifles, cavalry gear., and mortar and pestles.

All of the items in the museum are being inventoried and described by former director Sue Rhee and another volunteer.

Picture Archives

The picture archives appear to consist of many paintings and prints given to the library by people connected to the university. Some of these are quite lovely and some of them are very historic, relating to the history of the university. They are sorted and shelved according to “seasons” and some by “topic” such as religious. The room they are in is connected to the museum and archives heating and cooling system, which means that they should remain in good condition. However, some of them are obviously not valuable except for potentially display purposes and this collection deserves some evaluation and clearing.

CHALLENGES TO THE COLLECTION

There are times when a patron objects to an item in the library collection. When this happens, there is a procedure to follow which can be found at Reconsideration Policy, below. This procedure and accompanying policy were created to offer an opportunity to the patron to have their complaints heard and acknowledged without branding the library with an individual’s bias. These documents were created after researching established library practices in other libraries and according to American Library Association Guidelines.

Revised June 15, 2006 MTC

Electronic Resources Collection Plan

Introduction

The Kellenberger Library at Bushnell University houses the University’s collection of scholarly books, periodicals and audiovisual materials. The library is also the online home of a small set of electronic databases from various vendors. These databases are available to students both on and off-campus.

The goal of providing any resources, whether electronic, traditional print or multimedia, is to meet the information needs of the students and faculty of Bushnell University (Bushnell). Resources and services that support the mission and curriculum of the university are given priority.

COLLECTION STRATEGY

Bushnell University is choosing to emphasize non-traditional programs for distance learners, adult learners and hybrid (online and off-campus) models. As a result, Kellenberger Library’s collection strategy needs to emphasize new resources that support these new and growing programs.

The strategy will require the library to invest in electronic resources that can be used remotely by students who may have Macintosh, Windows or Linux personal computers available to them. User authentication must be handled on campus using our existing platforms. The resources selected must allow users to read, print and email the information they find. Ideally, the databases would be set up so that federated searching and other advanced techniques would be practical.

After our remote and adult learners, our traditional on-campus undergraduate and graduate students need to be served with information. Library resources tuned to these students can include electronic resources but do not need to rely so heavily on remotely-accessible information. Databases selected for these students can be more general, because the students in this category may be taking any of the classes offered by the university, rather than only those classes delivered in the non-traditional formats.

Where possible and useful, the collection should be enhanced by adding free electronic resources.

SCOPE

Electronic resources in this document refers to resources that are available, via computer network, to Bushnell students and faculty. This policy explicitly does not discuss resources available only from standalone computer workstations.

Within the realm of networked resources, priority will be given to providing access to broad collections of resources rather than focused collections, to support the greatest number of students possible. Where desirable, consideration can be given to more narrowly focused collections.

The initial focus of collection development will be on the distance and graduate student learners as outlined above. The curricula supported will include Graduate Business and Graduate Education and Counseling. Distance education programs for undergraduate students are still in the formative stages, and it is not clear yet what classes will be offered. Future revisions of this plan will discuss the needs of those programs when they are established.

TYPES OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Types of electronic resources to be collected include:

Electronic journals: open-access, free e-journals exist and can be added to the collection with a minimal cost. Subscription journals will go through the annual budget process for journals.
Electronic books: open-access, free e-books exist and can be added to the collection with a minimal cost. E-books may be acquired through the usual review and acquisition process. Unless a specific exception is made for a title, e-book selections must include the full, unaltered text of the print version of the work if one is available. Note that e-books are seldom standalone products, and to purchase one from a vendor also creates an ongoing financial responsibility for access to the purchases. As the number of vendors multiplies, so may the ongoing financial burden of e-books.
Web sites: Subject-specific websites may be evaluated for inclusion as if they were electronic books. Site-specific annotations must be generated and evaluated on a regular basis, along with the website itself.
Electronic databases: the library shall acquire databases on the basis of utility and price. Database offerings should be evaluated for included information, classes the database will support, completeness, what proportion of the database is full-text, indexing, abstracting, subject heading application, and other searchability issues, and ease of use.

SELECTION CRITERIA

In keeping with other Bushnell collection development policies, electronic resources must meet these criteria:

The resource should be of contemporary and/or permanent value.
The resource should fall within the scope of the collection and provide for curriculum and recreational needs of the university community.
The scarcity of material on the subject should be considered.
The reputation of the publisher for producing high quality materials in the subject area and the authority of the author to address the subject should be considered.

Additional criteria that are unique to electronic resources should also be considered, including ease of use for patrons and staff, off-campus access method and maintenance requirements, hardware and software requirements, training issues for staff and students, and ease of use and searching.

As with print or other materials, the full collection development policy should be consulted as materials are considered for addition or weeding.

COLLECTION ORGANIZATION PLAN

Initially, electronic resources will be organized by subject. As time and platforms permit, it would be useful to expand the organizational offerings to reflect student and faculty needs. Additional organizing principles could include: by course, especially for electronic books; by user-generated tag cloud, so that students could help guide each other to useful information; by discipline served; coordinated with other searches; by usage statistics; or by pathfinders specifically constructed to guide students to the available resources.

COLLECTION MAINTENANCE

The Instruction / Reference librarian will be the project lead for electronic resources. This person will be responsible for routine maintenance of the website, product evaluations, collection development and annotations. This librarian is also responsible for marketing electronic resources as they become available.

Routine tasks include:

Evaluation – Time should be set aside for evaluating existing electronic resources to make sure that each resource has not changed its subject matter or emphasis, and that the quality of the resource has not decreased. Where necessary, annotations should be revised during the evaluation process.
User response forms should be made available on the website to help provide feedback about the resources available.
Weeding – when the evaluation process shows a resource to have changed substantially and no longer be useful, the librarian should move the resource to a “weeding list,” where interested faculty and students have an opportunity to appeal for the resource’s continued presence on the library’s website. If no appeal is forthcoming, the resource should be removed from the website and an annotation left in its place explaining the reason for its removal. After a suitable period of time – one semester, perhaps, the annotation could be removed as well.
Website monitoring – periodically, the website should be “link-checked” to make sure that all linked resources are still available at the given address. A suggested interval would be weekly, especially if the process could be largely automated. Other monitoring would include making sure that resources are under the correct subject headings, and that any automated procedures such as federated searching are working correctly. A checklist of services to test, and of data to use for each test, shall be developed and used for monitoring the website.
Review – once a year, the entire electronic collection and this document should undergo a review process with the librarian and other interested parties from on and off campus. The purpose of the review is to evaluate the resources and the website itself from a standpoint of usability and utility.
Collection development – collection development is a continuous process at Bushnell, and electronic resources should fall into the pattern. The cost requirements of electronic resources, especially those with subscription costs, need to be carefully weighed against the utility of the item under consideration. Purchase of new items should happen after consultation with relevant faculty and the library director.

Copyright Policy

It is the intent of the Kellenberger Library at Bushnell University to adhere to the provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code Sec. 101 et seq.).

The library disapproves of unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials in any form. Employees and students of the college who willfully disregard the copyright policy are in violation of the Kellenberger Library Policy, and do so at their own risk and assume all liability.

The library posts notices reminding patrons of the Copyright law at the site where interlibrary loan requests are submitted and by all copy machines. A copyright statement is also on all interlibrary loan request forms, paper and electronic, used by patrons to order interlibrary loan photocopied materials. Records are kept of interlibrary loan photocopies and photocopied reserves.

Copyright information has been distributed to faculty concerning the observation of copyright laws regarding photocopied reserve materials used in the classroom. Copyright law books and guidelines are available in the library for anyone’s reference and use.

Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code Sec. 101 et seq.) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”, that use may be liable for copyright infringement.

Bushnell University reserves the right to refuse a copying order if, in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

For more information about copyright, visit Cornell University’s Copyright Information Center.

Overdue Fines, Fees, Lost Items

To appeal fines and fees please fill out and submit the library’s policy statement and appeal form (PDF)

PATRON RESPONSIBILITY

The patron, the library card holder, is responsible for the care and return of materials checked out from the library. If a minor has materials checked out, the parent or guardian is responsible.

Patrons are responsible to maintain the library materials they check out of the library, they must remain in a reasonable condition during the time they are checked out. Reasonable condition is defined as: normal wear and usage. Patrons who intentionally write upon, injure, deface, tear, cut, mutilate, destroy or otherwise damage library materials will be billed for the replacement costs of the item.

Students, faculty and staff are responsible for paying their own fines and fees to the University of Oregon Libraries. They can be paid at the U of O Business Office in Oregon Hall.

CHARGES

For Bushnell materials, there will be no daily fine for the first 30 days after the due date of the book. Instead there will be a $75.00 charge, per book, after the 30 day grace period. If after the 30 day period the book is returned, the charge will be reduced to $25.00. If the book is not returned but the patron would like the charge reduced, they must replace the book (subject to librarian approval) and the charge will be reduced to $25.00.

If the patron wishes to renew the book, it must be renewed within the 30 day period.
Patron is to pay the library. At the end of the semester all outstanding charges will be turned over to the business office.
Payment for overdue fees must be made prior to checking out new materials
All fees must be paid prior to graduation

There will be no daily fine for the first 30 days after the due date of the book.

The library is under no obligation to notify patrons of overdue library materials; however, as a courtesy, the library will send written notices of overdue items to patrons as the time and resources of the library permits.

APPEALING CHARGES

If you believe the library has made an error resulting in you being charged or if you have a situation that has hindered the return or renewal of library materials, you may file an appeal in the library. The charges may be upheld, reduced or waived.

The following reasons are generally not regarded as valid for appeals:

Forgetting, not knowing or disagreeing with the due date, amount of charges, or the library policy
Loaning the item(s) to a third party
Being too busy or out of town
Not receiving or reading the courtesy overdue reminder
Transportation problems

Appeal forms are available at the circulation desk. Please return the form to a circulation staff member or as an email attachment to khead@bushnell.edu.

Photo Policy

It is not required by law to get permission of persons in a public place to photograph them or use those photos for non-commercial use (see discussion here).

It is common courtesy to at least get verbal permission to do so.

It is the intent of the Kellenberger Library to honor person’s wishes to not be photographed or to not have photographs of them displayed or published in public places, such as library displays or on the Internet. When conveniently possible, photographers or library staff will seek verbal permission from subjects prior to posting photographs taken at library events or in the library during normal open hours. This will most easily be ascertained at the time the photograph is taken. Objections to having photographs published will be noted and every reasonable effort will be made to ensure photos where the subject is easily identifiable are not posted in public spaces. “Model release forms” are not necessary, except for commercial applications, and will not be used except as noted below.

Every effort will be made to include in publicity for events the fact that photographs will be taken and potentially published, giving attendees the option to inform library staff prior to participation that they do not wish photos of them to be published.

If a photograph is being taken for the express intent of using said photo for library publicity, a model release form shall be signed by the subject prior to the photo being taken. The current campus model release form as used by Student Development/Admissions shall be used.

Reconsideration Policy

If a patron objects to Library materials, he/she should be referred to the Library Director. The Director will give him/her a Request for Reconsideration form and the procedure for reconsideration will be explained. The Library Director will send a copy of the completed form together with a written report of the interview to the Vice President of Acadmic Affairs (VPAA). Within two weeks of the complaint being turned in, the Library Director and a designated Library staff member will review the item in question and form their own separate opinions in writing. If both agree as to the material’s disposition, then the decision will be carried out. The VPAA and the patron will receive a written report.

If the patron is dissatisfied with this decision or if the Library Director and the staff member disagree, the material will be submitted to the Library Committee for a two-week review after which they will make a formal recommendation based upon the majority opinion. The patron and the VPAA will be notified in writing of the decision. If the patron is still dissatisfied, he/she may then bring his complaint directly to the VPAA, the President of the University, and the Library Director. Their decision will then be binding.

POLICY

As stated in the Collection Development Policy for Kellenberger Library, dated June 15, 2006, one of the library’s missions is to:

“…[the library] collects varying viewpoints on controversial issues. The library recognizes the American Library Association’s Bill of Rights in attempting to provide a free exchange of ideas.”

One reason the Collection Development Policy exists is to:

“Free the library’s collection from individual bias and aid in defense against potential censorship efforts.”

To those ends, we encourage a wide range of materials for all of our patrons and for varying uses and discourage selection based on one viewpoint.

Suggest a Purchase

If there is a book, video or other item you would like the library to purchase, please call (541-684-7233) or send email to librarian@bushnell.edu, and please review our collection development policy above to see what sorts of items we will not purchase – in particular, the library does not purchase textbooks.