WHAT WILL COLLECTION DEVELOPERS DO

What would collection developers do in the absence of local collection s? Collection developers partition the universe of documents, privileg ing selected documents for acquisition and retention. Their selections of documents, based on expected demand and perceived value, direct th e actions of technical services staff. A comparable selective privileg ing of documents, based on demand and value, and a similar direction o f a reoriented technical services activity appears needed with network ed electronic resources. Collection developers will be needed for valu e-based privileging more than for demand-based decisions.