title: Acquiring materials in the history of science, technology, and medicine
abstract: This article provides detailed advice on acquiring new, out-of-print, and rare materials in the history of science, technology, and medicine for the beginner in these fields. The focus is on the policy formation, basic reference tools, and methods of collection development and acquisitions that are the necessary basis for success in this endeavor
keyphrases: science technology medicine rare materials policy formation basic reference tools collection development out-of-print books special collections library acquisitions