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==Process==

Collection development is a continuous process comprising six elements or stages:<ref>{{Cite journal |lastlast1=Khan |firstfirst1=Ghalib |last2=Bhatti |first2=Rubina |date=2016-01-01 |title=An analysis of collection development in the university libraries of Pakistan |url=https://doi.org/10.1108/CB-07-2015-0012 |journal=Collection Building |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=22–34 |doi=10.1108/CB-07-2015-0012 |issn=0160-4953}}</ref>

# User needs analysis

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===Citation analysis===

Citation analysis is the method most used on the college and university level. This method looks at frequently used citations from bibliographies, indexes, and references to see if the resources used are included in the learning institute's partner library.<ref>{{Cite journal |url= http://www.istl.org/05-summer/refereed.html |title= Citation Analysis: A Method for Collection Development for a Rapidly Developing Field |last= LaBonte |first= Kristen |date= Summer 2005 |journal=Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship |issue= 43 |doi= 10.5062/F4TX3CB1 |accessdate= October 13, 2014|publisher= Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship }}</ref> The purpose is to see if the written work produced can be done using only the library located at the college or university. Citation analysis is a good research method to use in academic libraries on the university and college level when performing a collections evaluation. This method is performed by studying bibliographies from many sources such as student papers, faculty research publications, along with theses and dissertations. This information is then used to see what percentage of the items cited in the bibliographies have come from the academic library's collection. Citation analysis is used to see if the work produced at the university or college has been written using sources mainly from the academic library at that learning institution.

===Collections grid===

The collections grid is a model to discuss items in a collection in terms of their uniqueness, and the amount of care or stewardship they attract.<ref name=collectionsgrid>{{cite journal |last1=Dempsey |first1=Lorcan |author-link1=Lorcan Dempsey |last2=Malpas |first2=Constance |last3=Lavoie |first3=Brian F. |date=July 2014 |title=Collection directions: the evolution of library collections and collecting |journal=portalPortal: Libraries and the Academy |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=393–423 |doi=10.1353/pla.2014.0013 |s2cid=62595774 |url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED564803.pdf}}</ref> For example, rare books and local history materials are held in few libraries and attract much care as the jewels of a collection, whereas books and DVDs are held in many libraries and don't attract as much care.

==Journals==