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According to the [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Paris Principles|International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] (IFLA), acquisition and collection development focuses on methodological and topical themes pertaining to acquisition of print and other analogue library materials (by purchase, exchange, gift, legal deposit), and the licensing and purchase of [[Electronic Information for Libraries|electronic information]] resources.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Acquisition and Collection Development Section |url=https://www.ifla.org/about-the-acquisition-collection-development-section |publisher=[[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] |access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref> Collection development involves activities that need a [[librarian]] or information professional who is specialized in improving the library's collection. The process includes the selection of [[information]] materials that respond to the users or patrons need as well as de-selection of unwanted information materials, called {{em|[[Weeding (library)|weeding]]}}.<ref name="philosophy" /><ref name="magazine">{{cite web |url=https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2014/05/20/the-practical-librarians-guide-to-collection-development/ |title=The Practical Librarian's Guide to Collection Development |date=May 20, 2014 |website=American Libraries Magazine |access-date=December 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114205308/https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2014/05/20/the-practical-librarians-guide-to-collection-development/ |archive-date=November 14, 2022}}</ref> It also involves the planning strategies for continuing acquisition, evaluation of new information materials and the existing collection in order to determine how well a particular library serves its users.<ref name="quest" /><ref name="slj">{{cite web |url=https://www.slj.com/story/when-it-comes-to-weeding-books-librarians-are-attending-to-inclusion-and-diversity-slj-survey-shows |title=When Weeding Books, Librarians Are Attending to Inclusion and Diversity, SLJ Survey Shows |last=Kletter |first=Melanie |date=June 6, 2021 |website=School Library Journal |access-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131644/https://www.slj.com/story/when-it-comes-to-weeding-books-librarians-are-attending-to-inclusion-and-diversity-slj-survey-shows |archive-date=August 16, 2022}}</ref>
== Process ==
Collection development is a continuous process comprising six elements or stages:<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Khan |first1=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 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
# User needs analysis
# [[Policy|Policies]] development
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# Weeding
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