{"id":150,"date":"2011-05-16T17:46:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T21:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/collections\/alpha\/"},"modified":"2012-06-28T11:08:57","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T15:08:57","slug":"alpha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/alpha\/","title":{"rendered":"Collection Development Responsibilities by Librarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For information about rare books, manuscript materials, and other special collections, please contact the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/archives\/\">Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/>\n\n<div class=\"staff-list\">\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/gabeyehu-gabe-adugna\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2016\/01\/Spring-2022_Gabe-Adugna-sq-615x615.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Gabe Adugna\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/gabeyehu-gabe-adugna\/\">Gabeyehu (Gabe) Adugna<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Africana Librarian<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">African Studies Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:ga35@bu.edu\">ga35@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-3726<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/shatha-baydoun\/\"><img width=\"101\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2025\/04\/BaydounHeadShot.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Shatha Baydoun\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/shatha-baydoun\/\">Shatha Baydoun<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Head Librarian for Arts &#038; Humanities<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Mugar Memorial Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:sbaydoun@bu.edu\">sbaydoun@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-1224<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/dan-benedetti\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/Spring-2022_Dan-Benedetti-sq-615x615.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Dan Benedetti\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/dan-benedetti\/\">Dan Benedetti<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Head, Pickering Educational Resources Library<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Pickering Educational Resources Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdeduc\/\">Education<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:benededa@bu.edu\">benededa@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-3735<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/carey-paula\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/BU-Mugar-Carey_Paula-001_Alt-e1701530879673.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/carey-paula\/\">Paula Carey<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Librarian for Engineering, Mathematics, Political Science and International Relations<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Mugar Memorial Library, Science and Engineering Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdeng\/\">Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdgensci\/\">General Science<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdmath\/\">Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdpolsci\/\">Political Science\/ International Relations<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:pac@bu.edu\">pac@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-358-3963<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/rachel-dwyer-2\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2014\/07\/Spring-2022_Rachel-Dwyer-sq-615x615.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Rachel Dwyer\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/rachel-dwyer-2\/\">Rachel Dwyer<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Assistant Head, African Studies Library<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">African Studies Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:rdwyer@bu.edu\">rdwyer@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-3726<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/edmunds-brock\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"100\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/Edmunds-Brock-BLC-0106_1_2-e1749319211666-615x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/edmunds-brock\/\">Brock Edmunds<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Assistant Head for Access Services, Pardee Management Library<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Frederick S. Pardee Management Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdeconomics\/\">Economics<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:edmundsb@bu.edu\">edmundsb@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-4311<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/foppiani-mary\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/Spring-2022_Mary-Foppiani-sq-615x615.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Mary Foppiani\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/foppiani-mary\/\">Mary Foppiani<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Librarian for Astronomy, Biology, and Physics<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Astronomy Library, Science and Engineering Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdastr\/\">Astronomy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdbiol\/\">Biology<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdphys\/\">Physics<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:foppiani@bu.edu\">foppiani@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-9475<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/kotula-j-d\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/Spring-2022_JD-Kotula-sq-615x615.jpg\" alt=\"photo of JD Kotula\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/kotula-j-d\/\">JD Kotula<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Librarian<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Science and Engineering Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdchem\/\">Chemistry<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdcs\/\">Computer Science<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdgeol\/\">Earth Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:jdkotula@bu.edu\">jdkotula@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-358-6900<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/amy-limpitlaw\/\">Amy Limpitlaw<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Head Librarian<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:ael23@bu.edu\">ael23@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">(617) 353-1321<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/maratos-barbara\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/Spring-2022_Barbara-Maratos-sq-615x615.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Barbara Maratos\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/maratos-barbara\/\">Barbara Maratos<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Literature &#038; Languages Librarian<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Mugar Memorial Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdling\/\">Linguistics<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdmfl\/\">World Languages &amp; Literatures<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:bkmarato@bu.edu\">bkmarato@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-9319<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/restrick-beth\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/Spring-2022_Beth-Restrick-sq-615x615.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Beth Restrick\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/restrick-beth\/\">Beth Restrick<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Head, African Studies Library<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">African Studies Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdafr\/\">African Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:brestric@bu.edu\">brestric@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-353-3726<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/eva-sclippa\/\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2024\/06\/EvaSclippa-615x615.png\" alt=\"Portrait photo of Eva Sclippa\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/eva-sclippa\/\">Eva Sclippa<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><div class=\"title\"><p>Visual Arts Librarian<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"library\">Mugar Memorial Library<\/div><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t    <div class=\"collections\">\n\t\t<span class=\"subject-hdr\">Collections<\/span>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdsfa\/\">Art (CFA)<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/research\/collections\/collection-development\/cdah\/\">Art History<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <\/h4>\n\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"contact\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:sclippae@bu.edu\">sclippae@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li class=\"phone\">617-358-3962<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.wrapper -->\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.item -->\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"item cf\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/kate-silfen\/\"><img width=\"120\" 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