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                  collecting policy or collections development policy

                  a policy which identifies the focus and purpose of the holdings of an archive service and defines how these will be developed by acquisition, appraisal and de-accessioning. It should also provide a framework to identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses in collections, thus supporting future development by engaging with new or alternative sources of records and by interpreting and understanding existing records in different ways.