Building the collection is a core activity in any library. A school library collection is built to support the curriculum and provide for voluntary reading; an academic library collection is developed ...

The library endeavors to develop its collections in cooperation with other libraries to limit duplication of effort and resources. Van Wylen Library seeks partners for cooperative collection ...

Some call it multicultural, some call it Africana, some call it a “special collection.” Whatever it’s called, the procurement of materials that reflect African-American culture is part of a ...

The Hope College Library is not part of a depository program for any government publications. Materials produced by any unit of the government (federal or state) are purchased “as appropriate.” Only ...

So many great graphic novels, so little time to get them in to your library. Where to start? Do you approach your graphic novel collection the same way you do your books and periodicals? How do you ...

The library collections at Connecticut College support the College’s teaching and research activities. The purpose of the Collection Development Policy is to establish principles and direction for the ...

Preface -- About this manual -- Collection Development Policy of the National Library of Medicine -- About the collections of the National Library of Medicine -- Selection guidelines by subject -- ...

Concept of collection development in the digital world / Sheila Corrall -- Processes of collection management / Maggie Fieldhouse -- Overview of e-resources in UK further and higher education / David ...