Why Develop and Publish a Collection Development Policy?
The value of this policy is to: • Assure consistency in collections that are developed by a distributed team • Assure that data will combine in predictable ways • Allow more flexible use of data between applications • Maintain the quality of the national collection Audience There are many potential audiences for programs data since it can be used in a variety of contexts. Program information will commonly be used to refer to expert sources. EPA, topic hub users and other partner organizations (like NPPR) and businesses are potential users in this context. P2Rx Centers themselves are a primary audience in terms of keeping current and knowledgeable about the agencies in our regions. Programs data is also a core marketing tool for P2Rx by virtue of being a record of the audiences we intend to serve. While users of this type of information are many, the scope of collection (described below) will limit the types of data collected. Therefore, in the case of program information, P2Rx will pro
