Grossmont College Library Mission Statement
The Grossmont College Library enriches the educational journey of students, faculty,
staff, and our diverse local community. By providing equitable access to innovative
services, dynamic resources, and inviting spaces, we empower every individual to thrive.
We foster proactive collaboration with our diverse community partners and champion
their voices, ensuring responsiveness to evolving needs and aspirations.
As the Grossmont College Library, we value:
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, anti-racism, and social justice
- A student-centered focus
- Academic inquiry through open and free access to information
- Privacy of our users
- Innovation and community collaboration
- The library workforce
Collection Development Policy
Purpose
The Grossmont College Library Collection Development Policy is the basis for the continual
assessment, growth, and enrichment of the collection: print, audiovisual, and electronic
resources. This policy was created in accordance with the missions of both Grossmont
College and the Library.
The library provides research materials for the information needs of our college community.
This policy establishes guidelines for the evaluation and selection of resources that
will support and enhance the curriculum and instructional programs, promote scholarship,
enhance student life, and provide for the general information needs of students, faculty,
and staff that comprise the College community.
In summary, the maintenance of a comprehensive, relevant, and balanced collection
of materials requires implementation of the following collection policies.
General Guidelines for the Collection of Material
- Support of our college’s curriculum
- Probable need based on existing programs and collections
- Quality of content and scholarly worth or informational value
- Collection balance among subject areas according to the curriculum
- Collection balance among formats of information
- Collection balance among subject areas according to use
- Format is commonly driven by current technology
Privacy Statement
Student privacy is an important part of academic freedom while using the Grossmont College Library resources and
services.
California state law (§6267 & §6254) supports the library's protection of patron records.