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Informed collection development requires a strong, shared understanding of available resources and institutional capacity for taking on all of the work that is necessary to acquire, describe, store, preserve, and make available collection material. Our Collection Strategy must include a mechanism for gatheirng and communicating, on a regular basis, information about our institutional capacity for responsible stewardship.

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We need more clarity about who in the organization we can go to for assistance with various elements of our work.

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Our strategy needs to address the long term future -- 50, 100, 200 years in the future.

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When do we have collective conversations/decision-making and when do we make conversations independently (within our depts)

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How and when do we assess whether we are being effective & successful?

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Special materials may need added attention so that description supports effective access. How do we include ts throughout the process of acquisition?

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How do we communicate our decisions with our users?

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What should guide our decision making? When should we have both?

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When do we duplicate collections held elsewhere?

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How do our space limitations impact what we collect and what/how we provide access?

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How do we balance current and future research needs.

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What can/should go offsite? What needs to remain onsite for browsability/access?

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Why do we collect what we collect?

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How balance formats?

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How do we balance our acquisitions with caring for our materials?

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How can a CS guide us in an increasingly shared collection environment?

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How can we balance volume of collections with our ability to steward them?

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