While we stock up on used subway tickets and proudly call it a collection, these pro collectors gather everything from shark teeth to every mosquito they've ever killed.

Academic librarians have long grappled with issues of collection size, quality versus quantity, and maintaining a core collection. In previous eras, libraries provided access to content by acquiring ...

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Jerry Brown is a personal finance writer based in Baton Rouge, La. He's been writing about personal finance for three years. Financial products he enjoys covering include credit cards, personal loans, ...

How can you spot the gaps in your collection and ensure that it reflects the needs of your community? Diversity audits have been a go-to approach for many libraries, but the data analysis can ...

If you're getting calls from debt collectors about unpaid credit cards or other bills, you might be wondering how these collection accounts will affect your credit score. Generally, a more recent ...

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