Abstract/Résumé/Resumen
The process of the expansion of collections in Brazilian institutions does not occupy a privileged place in the discussions of Archival Science. The scope of the discussion includes: purchasing policies, collection, transfer and donation programs, accruals resulting from a records management programme, collection development policy, and access to the documents and their use. In our paper we will focus on: the importance of institutional programs for records management and the relationships between society, users and institutions as a basis for the definition of institutional collection development policies.
