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 ...

Collection Management Basics sheds light on many facets of collection management. When it was first published in 1979, the landscape of library collections was much different, and this all-inclusive ...

Collections management describes how museums manage and care for their collections to meet standards and legislation relating to museums and collections. This includes safeguarding the preservation of ...

The museum is entrusted with the care and preservation of the collection. Care for the collection is a collaborative effort shared by all staff. Every effort must be made to provide a stable climate ...