Academic librarians have long grappled with issues of collection size, quality versus quantity, and maintaining a core collection. In previous eras, libraries provided access to content by acquiring ...

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 ...

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 ...

Is a library collection like a curated exhibition? As the use of the verb “curate” proliferates outside of conventional exhibition organizing, especially in regards to the ways people collect and ...

Tucked away on the sixth floor of the D’Angelo Law Library are two key-protected rooms enclosed in glass, holding some of the rarest books in legal history. In an age where digitization makes so much ...