Correspond with book dealers and publishers specializing in the subject. Set up acquisitions trips to negotiate purchases, gifts, or exchanges. Suggestions for Implementation. The following illustrate specific ways in which a bibliographer might implement the selection activities listed. These suggestions are just examples and are by no means definitive.
Faculty can be helpful in suggesting the prominent authors in that subject.
Become familiar with the major publishers in the field. You should also gradually work toward acquiring greater knowledge of the discipline. Cooperative collection development is an important consideration as budgets become tighter. From both the selection and the processing point of view it is generally more economical to acquire titles through an approval plan. Route materials which you receive that may be of interest to other bibliographers.