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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sulin Jones via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 21, 2024 5:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA Coordinators Listserv <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] SLAA Collection Development policies?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If your SLAA has a physical collection that is available to the public, would you be able to share your collection development policy? We have fairly comprehensive Nevada Collection, but it’s mostly non-fiction, and mostly print. Trying
 to determine how/if fiction and self-published authors fit in and how the collection might align with the Indie Author project, which we are not doing, yet. But might.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sulin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Sulin Jones | Assistant Administrator</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#201F1E">Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#201F1E">775-684-3340 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">| 
<a href="mailto:sulinjones@admin.nv.gov"><span style="color:blue">sulinjones@admin.nv.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Currently reading: 
<i>We Solve Murders, </i>Richard Osman; <i>The Sun Walks Down</i>, Fiona McFarlane</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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