Preus Library acquires a wide range of information materials designed to enhance and support the educational mission of the College. The policies below help guide the development of our strategic ...

Bates College is a small, private, residential, liberal arts and sciences college founded in 1855. It is a coeducational, nonsectarian, and residential institution. The College has always admitted ...

The Collection Development Discussion Group, part of ACRL’s Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, held a well-attended discussion of collaboration and competition in collection development in rare books ...

After years of practicing adult collection development skills in a medium-sized suburban public library, I have discovered that specific “shortcut” rules have become second nature to me. I present ...

The Hope College Library collection continuously evolves to support the curriculum, college mission, and student needs. Periodically, items will be removed using the following criteria and guidelines: ...

The library collections at Connecticut College support, and provide a vital basis for, the College’s teaching and research activities. The purpose of the Collection Development Policy is to establish ...

The Victoria City Council will consider adopting new library collection development policies for the Victoria Public Library as it relates to its juvenile and young adult sections at its meeting ...

The U.S.' de facto national library is responsible for a collection of approximately 162 million items in at least 450 languages. The Library of Congress has awarded eight places on a five-year, $450 ...

With funding provided by the Wellcome Trust this project is intended to improve the accessibility of the British Library of Development Studies (BLDS) Legacy Collection, ensuring it becomes an ...

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 ...

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 ...

There has been a secret treasure trove lurking in the basement of the Institute of Development Studies building, adjoining the University of Sussex Library – until now. We are delighted to be ...