Describes ways in which collection development at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries has been affected by the libraries' position within a museum context. The discussion covers the adoption by the libraries of a nomenclature that applies to management of museum objects collections and their capitalization on allied interests in such areas as…

Describes collection evaluation tool available to Research Libraries Group (RLG) institutions which provides overview, arranged by subject, of existing collection strengths and future collecting intensities of RLG members. Antecedents of the tool and an online version are discussed. Seven references, definitions of collecting levels, and language…

Academic librarians who need grants to support research should consider how funding agents approach grant proposals: funding agents look for good, well-researched ideas in their areas of interest that are backed up with pragmatic plans of action and sound budgets, and will be carried out by well-qualified people. (Author)