The University of Toledo

Collection Management & Acquisitions

2010 - 2011 Acquisition Highlights

• Urban Fiction titles are added (over 140 unique titles) quickly becoming some of the most requested items on campus and OhioLINK
• USMLE study guides for medical exams are updated with over 50 new titles
• New DVD titles include: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, Waiting for Superman, Toy Story 3, The Kids Are All Right and Eat, Pray, Love
• The Confucius Institute Collection is established on the second floor of Carlson Library with a substantial donation of over 120 books and DVDs from the Confucius Institute at The University of Toledo
• Seven intellectual engaging Great Courses are purchased. These DVDs taught by the world's best professors and experts provide the pleasure and benefits of learning without the homework or exams. New courses include: The Human Body How We Fail, How We Heal, The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology, and Science and Religion. For additional titles (possible future purchases), see www.thegreatcourses.com/.

New Books and Media at the University Libraries

The list of new book and media purchases for the current month is available here. In addition, lists of new purchases from previous months are available. The lists are in Library of Congress Call Number order  - use your browser's Find on Page feature to jump to a section. 

Recommending Materials for Purchase

Have a suggestion?

You can make a suggestion for materials to be purchased for the Library by using this form.  Faculty members, you may contact the Library Liaison for your area or contact Alice Crosetto, Acquisitions Librarian, at 419.530.2760. To request materials for the College of Law, please contact the Law Library directly.

Library Liaisons & Department Representatives

Library liaisons and Department representatives work together in order to identify and maintain resources that enhance our academic collections and support the curricular and research needs of the University Community. See the Liaison List for the name of your Library liaison and Department representative.

Donating Materials to the University Libraries

Ifyou are interested in donating materials, please contact Alice Crosetto, Acquisitions Librarian/Coordinator of Collection Development, at 419.530.2760 or alice.crosetto@utoledo.edu.

All donations must be pre-approved.  If your donation is approved, then donors assume the responsibility of transporting items to the Library. Substantial gifts can be reviewed on site - contact Alice Crosetto, Acquisitions Librarian, at 419.530.2760 or alice.crosetto@utoledo.edu. If you are interested in donating rare books, books of regional or local interest, or personal papers, contact Barbara Floyd, Director of the Canaday Center for Special Collections, at barbara.floyd@utoledo.edu or 419.530.2170.

The University Libraries welcome donations of books, media and other resources. Donated items become the property of the University Libraries. We will send a confirmation letter documenting your donation, but cannot appraise the value of donated items for tax purposes. Please consult the Internal Revenue Service online documentation  Determining the Value of Donated Property (Publication 561).