The Collection Development Policy of the Hong Kong Institute of Education Library is formulated to establish management guidelines for the continuing development
of the library resource collection, including selection, maintenance and evaluation.
Objectives
The Library aims to develop a university-level collection which will become the leading academic library collection in the field of education within the
Asia-Pacific Region. The collection is set up to meet the learning and teaching needs of the Institute community as well as
providing a fundamental basis of support for research in education. The library collection contributes to the advancement
of the Institute's vision and mission and supports the realization of institutional goals and strategies.
Scope
An extensive and dynamic collection of resources is collected reflecting the diversity of education, and without prejudice
or limitation to languages, contents and formats. The Library provides support for undergraduate degree and in-service
education to prepare teachers and other educators for the teaching profession. Emphasis is given in collecting to supporting
the Institute's areas of excellence. The Library collects materials to provide support for research, lifelong learning and
professional development as well as materials that will provide enrichment and will contribute to the spiritual, moral, and
cultural needs of faculty and students.
Formats: Resources are collected in a wide range of formats including electronic materials to best meet the needs
of our faculty and students. The Library provides remote Web access to digital sources of information on an extensive basis
to support our vision of a Library-without-Walls.
Languages: Primarily Chinese and English materials are collected. Materials in other languages are collected as required.
Chronological: Most materials collected will deal with contemporary issues and current research.
Geographical: Primarily materials published in Hong Kong, China, Asia-Pacific region, North America, and the United Kingdom.
Exclusions
To maintain a permanent and diversified collection which is accessible to all library users, the following categories of materials are generally not collected by the Library:
- Equipment and tools
- Consumables
- Teaching kits that are difficult to maintain and/or handle
- Teaching kits with similar nature in library collection
General Collection Development Policy