Building Distinctive Collections: A Survey of Association of Research Libraries’ Member Institutions Acquisitions Infrastructure

Moon Kim; Angel Diaz; Betsaida Reyes; Florence N. Mugambi; Paolo P. Gujilde

doi:10.5860/crl.86.3.466

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About The Authors

Moon Kim is Head of Collections Services at University of British Columbia, email: moon.kim@ubc.ca

Angel Diaz is Curator in the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives at University of California, Santa Barbara, email: mangeldiaz@ucsb.edu

Betsaida Reyes is Head of Humanities and Social Sciences at Penn State University, email: bpr5403@psu.edu

Florence N. Mugambi is Reference Librarian at the Library of Congress, email: fmugambi@loc.gov

Paolo P. Gujilde is ORCID US Community Specialist at LYRASIS, email: paolo.gujilde@lyrasis.org

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Building Distinctive Collections: A Survey of Association of Research Libraries’ Member Institutions Acquisitions Infrastructure

Moon Kim, Angel Diaz, Betsaida Reyes, Florence N. Mugambi, Paolo P. Gujilde

Abstract

This study explores how acquisitions practices and infrastructure influence building diverse distinctive collections within Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions. Through a survey of the existing acquisitions practices within ARL institutions, this study interrogates the collections-based methodologies that are utilized to purchase distinctive collections resources.