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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">acquisition</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>acquisition description</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>methods of acquisition</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>collections management functions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>acquired</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>acquisitions</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>acquisitions work</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>