In September I posted that Elizabeth and I had proposed to Anne that:
- That the Detective Fiction collection be disestablished as a discrete collection within the Library.
- That the material in this collection be assessed for potential reclassification and relocation into the main Library of Congress sequence.
Anne has agreed to our proposal in order to ensure that this material is used for teaching and learning here at UC. In addition we have consulted with the School of Law and Library Committee for feedback and information.
There is a new course (ENGL252/352, CULT252/352 – Crime Stories) which is starting in Semester One. We have identified that this course will use some of the books in the Detective Fiction collection but that this material will be more visible and easier for the students to locate if it is integrated into the main English literature sequence on Level 4.
Over the summer Elizabeth and I will work with LAC and the English Department to identify those titles which will best support ENGL 252 and re-classify, re-catalogue (where needed) and re-label these items. They will then be moved into the main PS/PR sequence on Level 4. We are aiming to have the majority of this work done by the start of Semester One.
Some material which is in poor condition or is not within the scope of ENGL252/352 will be withdrawn. The School of Law have asked that they have first option on the withdrawals.
As the Detective Fiction collection now no longer exists as a seperate collection, eServices are removing all mention of it from the Library website.