Editor’s Note: Based on “Stronger Together: Collaborating on Collection Development with Subject Niche Liaison Librarians”, a poster presented at the Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference 2023, Detroit, MI.

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is one of the few stand-alone academic health sciences campuses that is not affiliated with another institution. MUSC educates more than 3,200 students across six colleges, along with training over 900 residents and fellows within the health system. With so many different needs, the Libraries’ Director of Information Resources and Collection Services (DIRCS) relies on collaborating with liaison librarians for resource and collection development. Building the collections requires a balance of retaining material, sustaining current needs, and containing costs while providing justification for the expenditures...