Suggest A Purchase
The responsibility for incorporating new materials is a cooperative one involving input from faculty, staff, and students.
- To suggest a purchase, contact one of the libraries' Subject Selectors (listed below) or use our Suggest a Purchase online form.
- Subject selectors are also happy to work with users on longer term collection goals.
- Collection policies and procedures are set by the Libraries’ Collection Development Committee (see below).
- For more information about collection development roles, funding, item selection, and donations, please see the Harrison Libraries' Collection Development Manual (PDF).
Subject Selectors
A | B-C | D-G | H-L | M-Q | R-Z
A
African American Studies
All selectors, from subject funds as appropriate
Allen Library (Sound Recordings, Video, Books, Scores)
Tracey Rudnick
860.768.4404
rudnick@hartford.edu
Anthropology
Nick Wharton
860.768.4403
wharton@hartford.edu
Architecture
Kyle Lynes
860.768.4790
lynes@hartford.edu
Art
Kyle Lynes
860.768.4790
lynes@hartford.edu
B-C
Biological Sciences
Laurie Haggan
860.768.5545
haggan@hartford.edu
Business and Economics
Kyle Lynes
860.768.4790
lynes@hartford.edu
Chemistry
Laurie Haggan
860.768.5545
haggan@hartford.edu
Children's Literature
Ben Ide
860.768.4467
bide@hartford.edu
Cinema
Jennifer Olson
860.768.4625
jolson@hartford.edu
Communication
Jasmine Huff
860.768.4142
jahuff@hartford.edu
Computer Science
Randi Lynn Ashton-Pritting
860.768.4268
pritting@hartford.edu
Curriculum Lab/Non Child Lit
Ben Ide
860.768.4467
bide@hartford.edu
D-G
Dance
Tracey Rudnick
860.768.4404
rudnick@hartford.edu
Ecology
Randi Lynn Ashton-Pritting
860.768.4268
pritting@hartford.edu
Education
Ben Ide
860.768.4467
bide@hartford.edu
Engineering and Technologies
Randi Lynn Ashton-Pritting
860.768.4268
pritting@hartford.edu
Fitness/Sports
Laurie Haggan
860.768.5545
haggan@hartford.edu
H-L
Health Sciences
Laurie Haggan
860.768.5545
haggan@hartford.edu
History and Area Studies
Taylor St. Pierre
860.768.4142
tstpierre@hartford.edu
Judaica
Randi Lynn Ashton-Pritting
860.768.4268
pritting@hartford.edu
Language and Writing Studies
Nick Wharton
860.768.4403
wharton@hartford.edu
Legal Studies
Nick Wharton
860.768.4403
wharton@hartford.edu
Library Science
Jennifer Olson
860.768.4625
jolson@hartford.edu
Literature
Nick Wharton
860.768.4403
wharton@hartford.edu
M-Q
Mathematics
Cyndi MacCluggage
860.768.4811
cmacclugg@hartford.edu
Music: Books, Scores, and Recordings
Tracey Rudnick
860.768.4404
rudnick@hartford.edu
Philosophy
Cyndi MacCluggage
860.768.4811
cmacclugg@hartford.edu
Physics
Laurie Haggan
860.768.5545
haggan@hartford.edu
Political Science
Kyle Lynes
860.768.4790
lynes@hartford.edu
Psychology
Nick Wharton
860.768.4403
wharton@hartford.edu
R-Z
Reference: General
Reference Staff
860.768.4142
libref@hartford.edu
Religion
Cyndi MacCluggage
860.768.4811
cmacclugg@hartford.edu
Sociology
Nick Wharton
860.768.4403
wharton@hartford.edu
Theatre
Tracey Rudnick
860.768.4404
rudnick@hartford.edu
Women's and Gender Studies
All selectors, from subject funds as appropriate
Collection Development Committee
The Libraries’ Collection Development Committee (CDC) is responsible for coordinating collection management in the Libraries. It is composed of the Libraries’ heads of Mortensen Reference/Public Services, Mortensen Resource and Metadata Services, Head of the Allen Library, and the Acquisitions Specialists. The CDC coordinates the activities of Subject Selectors (see above). Input from faculty is encouraged by the Subject Selectors; specific faculty and student suggestions relevant to collections are routed to the appropriate selector and may be reviewed by the CDC. A printed version of the Libraries’ Collection Development Manual may be downloaded or requested from the Libraries Director.