“Next to emptying the outdoor bookdrop on cold and snowy days, weeding is the most undesirable job in the library. It is also one of the most important. Collections that go unweeded tend to be ...

ACRL announces the publication of “Collection Development in a Changing Environment: Policies and Organization for College and University Libraries” (CLIP Note #42), compiled and authored by Susanne K ...

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 Odum Library Government Documents Collection of the First Congressional District of Georgia was established in 1956 as a Selective Federal Depository Library. The Depository presently receives 70% ...

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 ...

Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections (2019) by Vicki L Gregory. Available on as a physical copy, call number Z687. G68 2019. Collection Management Basics (2012) ...

This policy coordinates collection development throughout SMU Libraries through a detailed analysis of all subjects of collecting interest and a quantification of the collecting levels that support ...

This policy does not apply to the: Appraisal, weeding, and deselection of published material. These activities will be addressed in the Directive on Removal of Holdings (forthcoming). The Policy on ...

The Collection Development Policy directs the acquisition, assessment, de-selection, and cancelation decisions made regarding the resources managed by the University Library at Cal State LA. The ...