The distinction usually made is between a Collection Development policy, which
outlines what categories of material the institution collects, why it collects
it, and the internal procedures for acquiring new material and a Collection
Management policy which really takes up where the Collection Development policy
leaves off, describing such procedures as registering objects, documentation
of the collection, inventories, conservation, etc. -- in short, the procedures
for dealing with the collection once it has been acquired.
 
I hope this helps.
 
With every good wish,
 
Steven
 
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Steven R. Smith
Art Collection                                      Tel: (617)495-3150
Harvard Law School                                  FAX: (617)495-4449
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