<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">collection development</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>collections management functions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>collection developing</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>development, collection</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Building a coherent and reliable collection over a number of years by the selection and acquisition of material, and establishing criteria for decisions on the material to be included or excluded in that collection. ]]></note></mads>