The Special Collections Handbook

This comprehensive and no-nonsense guide to working with special collections and rare books is an essential day-to-day companion.Working with special collections can vary dramatically from preserving a single rare book to managing and digitizing vast mixed-media archives, yet the role of the informa...

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Main Author: Cullingford, Alison (Author)
Format: Manuscript Book
Language:English
Published: London Facet Publishing 2016
Edition:SECOND EDITION
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