AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Collection DevelopmentStructureCommunicationPolicyData and Information2 Budgets and BudgetingUnderstanding Your Institution’s and Library’s Financial PictureSources of FundsDecision MakingAllocating Funds within the LibraryCommunication and Timing3 Submitting OrdersOrganizational StructureInformation and ProcessesTiming Is Everything4 Acquisitions OrderingOrganizational Structure (Again)Record Keeping and CommunicationOrdering ProcessesTiming Is Everything (Again)5 Receiving and ProcessingReceiving and Processing Physical ResourcesBooks, Media, and Other Non-serial ItemsSerialsCollection DesignationReceiving and Processing Electronic MaterialsE-booksDatabases and E-journals6 CatalogingCopy and Original CatalogingEnhancing Cataloging RecordsIndividual Record EditingBatch EditingWorkflow EditsEnhancing the Catalog Itself7 Collection MaintenanceWeedingInitiation and PlanningDecision MakingWithdrawal ProcessesLocation ChangesFormat UpdatesGlossaryBibliographyIndex