1. Mandeville Special Collections Library Collection Development Presentation 5 Acquiring the Best

2. Acquiring the Best collection 1.) Knowledge 2.) Selection 3.) Purchasing 4.) Processing 5.) Automation

3. Gathering Knowledge

4. Selection Auction Catalogs * Antiquarian Booksellers * Book Fairs

5. Purchasing Donations * Purchase * Transfer of Custody

6. Processing recieving appraisal description arrangement conservation/preservation cataloging Marc 21 Records Interactive Interfaces cataloging DCRM(B) Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) EAD Encoded Archival Descriptions Schema 2002, and Tags DTD Document Type Definition Standards Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Cataloging and Digitizing Toolbox.

7. Automation OPAC/ROGER MARC 21 WORLD CAT