The process of collecting and developing library materials; the unit of a library whose responsibilities include this process.
The process of managing the acquisition, organisation, preservation, and, when appropriate, discarding of library materials, in relation to the needs of the user community.
The selection and acquisition of material for an expanding collection, particularly the decisions on what material will be included or excluded in the collection.
A planned process of selecting and acquiring library materials to meet the needs of a library's community. Cooperative collection development refers to a group of libraries working together.
A term that covers the activities related to the building of a library collection: setting selection policy, assessing user needs, studying collection use, selecting materials, maintaining the collection, weeding, etc.
Process of planning and building a useful and coherent collection of library materials over a period of years, based on assessment of the information needs of the library's clientele and analysis of previous usage, and normally constrained by budget allocations for new materials. Collection development includes formulation of selection criteria and planning for resource sharing as well as selection, de-selection and replacement of damaged and lost materials.
The systematic development of the collection, which entails: 1. selection/non-selection, 2. de-selection, and 3. replacement.
Systematic process of acquiring and maintaining current resources to build a collection that meets the needs of the curriculum and the instructional program.
Usually written and adopted as a policy by the school district or library governing board, collection development describes the procedures and process followed by the library to build and maintain a complete, diverse collection of materials. See www.dlapr.lib.az.us/cdt/colldev.htm
The department of the library that is responsible for selecting and ordering books and other materials for the library.
planned development of the collection to provide student learning based upon curricular needs, assessment, budget, selection policy, resource sharing and special interests.
