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Collection development involves activities that need a librarian or information professional who is specialized in improving the library's collection. The process includes the selection of information materials that respond to the users or patrons need as well as de-selection of unwanted information materials, called weeding .
Written as a subsection of the overarching collection management policy, most collectors and cultural institutions utilize a collections policy, or selection criteria policy, in which it is outlined what purpose the collection serves, and the types of objects that are considered most relevant. The collection policy lays out the scope of the ...
A library's collection development policy usually states whether the library accepts gifts. Exchanges – Exchanges can be broken into two subcategories: exchange of unwanted duplicate/gift materials AND the exchange of new materials between libraries.
Weeding is a vital process for an active collection because it ensures it stays current, relevant, and in good condition. Weeding should be continuous. [ 2 ] Educating the staff with workshops and presentations on collection quality, maintenance, and the importance and positive benefits of weeding the collection are important components for a ...
Selection for treatment determines the survival of materials and should be done by a specialist, whether in relation to an established collection development policy or on an item by item basis. [32] Once an object or collection has been chosen for preservation, the treatment must be determined that is most appropriate to the material and its ...
In 1997, art historian and museum information studies consultant Robert A. Baron outlined the requirements for Collections Management Systems, not as a list of the kinds of collections object information that should be recorded, but rather as a list of collections activities such as administration, loan, exhibition, preservation, and retrieval, [13] tasks that museums had been responsible for ...
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Collection Development Policies and Procedures. (1995) Oryx Press, ISBN 0897747976; Developing public library collections, policies, and procedures : a how-to-do-it manual for small and medium-sized public libraries. Neal-Shuman (1991) ISBN 1555700608; Library Acquisition Policies and Procedures. (1984) Oryx Press, ISBN 0897740246