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Containing primarily monographs, off-prints, and photocopies of articles
authored or edited by individuals employed at ISU at the time of publication, the Faculty Collection has
served as a showcase of the University's scholarly or creative work since
1964. Individual books written or edited by ISU employees, if reasonably
priced, are purchased both for the Faculty Collection and the appropriate
collection outside Special Collections.
Books containing significant contributions to monographs, such as several
chapters or groundbreaking treatments, of which an ISU employee is identified
as the principal author or editor, may be purchased also. Ordinarily, however,
unless the book is edited or written by an ISU employee, they are not purchased
for the Faculty Collection. If donated, such items will be placed in the
Faculty Collection or, when the donor prefers, another location outside
department.
Other materials not normally purchased for the Faculty Collection are
expensive multivolume sets or series not already collected by the Library.
If acquired, such materials are generally placed in the appropriate area
outside the Faculty Collection, e.g., the Reference Collection or the Main
Library. Regardless of where an item is placed, indication of faculty,
administrator, or a staff contribution is made in on-line
LUIS
records. Rather than in the Faculty Collection, most media items are placed
in the Department of Teaching Materials, Microforms, and Media.
Occasionally, a book or photocopied article written by a past employee
of ISU during his tenure is donated and added to the cataloged or uncataloged
holdings of the Faculty Collection. Monographs of such gifts are cataloged,
while the photocopies are added to boxes arranged alphabetically by the
name of the faculty member. Therefore, the earliest imprints found in the
collection predate 1964, with a few having been printed in the last century.
Currently, the collection contains approximately 925 books and 1,250
articles. Off-prints and photocopies kept in folders and containers,
necessitating an examination of materials kept in cartons to see if a particular item
is held.
An annual Authors and Artists Reception sponsored by Friends of the Cunningham
Memorial Library honors authors or editors of monographs and select media
productions, such as movies or television shows.
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Cunningham Memorial Library, 650 Sycamore St., Terre Haute, IN 47809 812.237.2580
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