High Use Collection

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Quick Link: High Use Collection Request Form (Books)

Purpose of the Collection

The purpose of the High Use Collection is to provide students with equitable access to high demand information that is required for coursework, projects, or exams. Restricting the length of time an item may be used allows greater numbers of students to access it. Typical examples of high demand items include:

  • course texts
  • recommended reading
  • sample projects completed by students from previous years

This collection does not include essential course reading. If there is an article that you expect all students to read we recommend you include it in your course books or on your Moodle site. Essential course texts should be purchased by students.


NB. We do not place the following in the High Use Collection:

  • magazines
  • videos/DVDs
  • standards
  • reference collection material

Material must be submitted at least SEVEN working days before it is required by students.

Procedure for placing a Book in the High Use Collection

Determine if the book meets the criteria.

  • Is the book in high demand?
  • Is it a course text?
  • Is it recommended course reading?
  • Does the Library hold a copy of this book?
    • NO
      Please check with your Liaison Librarian and arrange for a copy/s to be purchased. This may not be immediate. Personal or Faculty copies may be placed in the High Use Collection. These will need to be processed and catalogued.
    • YES
      Please locate the book in the library, If the book is on loan please place a request for the book using your name and once you have the book please complete the High Use Collection Recommendation Form

We reserve the right to remove items from the collection that do not meet the high demand criteria. Please collect personal copies once they have been removed from the High Use Collection. When referring your students to material in the High Use Collection please provide them with sufficient and accurate details:

  • Author's surname and initials
  • Title and edition
  • Place of publication, publisher's name, publication date
  • Classification number/shelf location, for example: Freedman, A. (1995). The Computer Glossary (7th edition). New York: AMACOM. QA 76.15 FRE

It is also very helpful if the students know your name. This will enable them to search for material you have placed in the High Use Collection.