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 ...

Regular visitors of the Reedsburg Public Library may notice that in some sections of the library previously crowded shelves may have a little more room. It may be easier to pull that paperback off the ...

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 ...

According to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' guidelines (IFLA, 2001, p. 1), a collection development policy "assists with budgeting, serves as communication ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

A NEW library book collection aims to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into thriving businesses. Curated by North ...