Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 7 – UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT7.3.7—ENDOWED LIBRARY COLLECTIONSThe University Libraries are the largest and most comprehensive in the State. To continue theUniversity Libraries’ development as major research libraries, the University encourages the creation ofendowed library collections which aim at achieving national eminence.1) New named collections require a minimum endowment of $50,000 to $2,000.000,depending on the requirements for achieving national eminence in a selected field.2) A Named Library Acquisitions Endowment Fund requires a minimum endowment of$10,000.3) Named endowed library collections will be established with the approval of the Deanof University Libraries on the Norman Campus, the Senior Vice President andProvost of the Health Sciences Center Campus, or the Director of the Law Center, asappropriate.4) The use of income will be determined by the Dean of University Libraries, SeniorVice President and Provost of the Health Sciences Center, or Director of the LawCenter, as appropriate, after consultation with a prospective donor.5) Gifts of books, manuscripts, artifacts and other materials are subject to the guidelinesestablished by The University of Oklahoma Libraries and require no minimum.Donors will be properly identified and acknowledged on or in each item.(RM, 9-18-69, pp. 10054-55; 1-20-86, pp. 18809-10; 1-21-88, pp. 20082-3; 6-10-92,p. 22962; 11-10-92, p. 23140; 12-02-03, p. 28868)THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 313