Abstract Contemporary academic libraries’ collection development practices are influenced by limited space, complicated access models, and shrinking budgets that are competing for interests in print and electronic, and other outside forces. Librarians responsible for collections make tough decisions that unintentionally threaten to change how academic libraries build and curate collections for longevity. Much of today’s discussion deals with immediate problems and offers few considerations about how these collection decisions will affect the availability and potentially the existence of historical evidence. Among the issues highlighted in this commentary are definitions of primary sources, researchers-used historical materials, and solutions for the identified problems.

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馆藏发展和历史记录：我们是否忘记了专着作为主要来源？

摘要 当代高校图书馆馆藏发展实践受到空间有限、访问模式复杂、预算缩减等因素的影响，这些因素在印刷和电子方面的利益竞争等外部力量。负责馆藏的图书馆员做出艰难的决定，无意中威胁到改变学术图书馆建立和管理馆藏的方式。今天的大部分讨论都涉及眼前的问题，并且很少考虑这些收集决定将如何影响历史证据的可用性和潜在的存在。本评论中强调的问题包括主要来源的定义、研究人员使用的历史材料以及已识别问题的解决方案。