Glossary: Collection

Collection

Noun

1. A group of materials with some unifying characteristic.
2. Materials assembled by a person, organization, or repository from a variety of sources; an artificial collection.
- collections, pl. ~ 3. The holdings of a repository. (source: archivists.org)

The resources a library owns or leases to serve the needs and aspirations of its community. (source: http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/10/the-evolution-of-library-collections/)

Verb

GATHER, COLLECT, ASSEMBLE, CONGREGATE mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. GATHER is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state.  a crowd quickly gathered COLLECT often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement. collected books on gardening ASSEMBLE implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose.  experts assembled for a conference  CONGREGATE implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle. congregating under a shelter. (source: Merriam-Webster)

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