Part 1: Components of Collection Development Policies. Introduction to collection development policy components

Purpose statements in policies

Background statements in policies

Responsibility statements in policies

Mission, goals, and objective statements in policies

Target audience identification in policies

Budget allocation and funding statements in policies

Evaluative criteria identified in policies

Format statements in policies

Government publications sections in policies

Treatment of specific resources identified in policies

Special collections statements in policies

Resource sharing statements in policies

Services identified in policies

Selection aids identified in policies

Copyright statements in policies

Intellectual freedom statements in policies

Acquisitions methods identified in policies

Gift and exchange statements in policies

Collection maintenance identified in policies

Weeding statements in policies

Collection evaluation sections in policies

Policy revisions statements in policies

Definition of terms and glossaries in policies

Bibliographies in policies

Appendixes in policies

Part 2: Virtual Collection Development. Introduction to virtual collection development

Policy components for online electronic resources / by Jane Pearlmutter

Discussion of recent issues

Sample policies

Resource sharing in the digital age: an integrative perspective

Appendix A: Inventory of excerpted library policies

Appendix B: Intellectual freedom statements and forms.