Collection Development Policy

Contents

1. Background

2. Aims and Objectives

3. The Collection

4. Acquisition

5. Management

6. Disposal

7. Conservation

8. Storage

9. Research

10. Review Schedule

11. Appendices

Appendix A: Gift Assessment Procedure

Appendix B: Cataloguing Methodology

1. Background

The Plymouth Proprietary Library's collection of over 18,000 printed works and archives began with the creation of a Library in 1810. Following its destruction in WW2, the PPL continued in North Hill before moving to St Barnabas Terrace in 2018. More about the Library is available here.