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Collection management
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The application of quantitative techniques, such as statistical and cost-benefit analysis, in collection development. The management of library collections is a large part of libraries' operational expenses. Collection management includes:
- Collection development - Researching and assessing potential additions to the collection
- Acquisitions - Purchasing selected titles and processing gift books
- Cataloging - Creating bibliographic entries for holdings in the library catalog
- Maintenance - Preservation of existing collections (see bindery)
- Circulation - Managing collections via shelf reading, shifting collections based on space needs, and, of course, supervising the circulation of library materials to patrons
- Deselection - Weeding library collections and withdrawing/disposing of them
