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In keeping with the Mission Statement and the
Collection Development Policy of the San Francisco Public Library,
selection criteria include:
- suitability for meeting the needs of the community
- appeal to the interests of the community
- artistic excellence
- literary merit
- local interest
- technical quality
- quality of presentation
- reputation and significance of the author, generally and in the local community
- accuracy
- authoritativeness
- objectivity
- reviews in the professional and popular media
- originality of thought
- permanent value
- popular demand
- relation to existing collections and other material on the subject
- inclusion of title in standard or special bibliographies or indexes
- skill, competence and purpose of the author
- budget, cost and space considerations
- contemporary significance and current usefulness
- suitability of physical form for library use
- availability of materials at other libraries
- availability of materials online
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