acquisition (collections management)

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Scope note
In collections management, the act by which a library, museum, documentation center, archive, or other collection receive materials, including purchase, gift, exchange, or any other means. For the methods by which acquisitions are made, see narrrower contexts of "methods of acquisition." The act of obtaining an asset or object by any means.
acquisition
Accepted term: 24-Mar-2025