<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">acquisition</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31342518</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:32:22</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">acquired</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">acquisitions</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">acquisitions work</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></dc:description></metadata>