The Special Collections Handbook

The Special Collections Handbook

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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: Book
Language:English
Published: London Facet Publishing 2016
Edition:SECOND EDITION
Subjects:
Libraries > Special collections
Bibliothèques > Fonds spéciaux
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Table of Contents:
  • The care of special collections
  • Emergency planning for special collections
  • Understanding objects in special collections
  • Acquiring and developing special collections
  • Cataloguing, description and metadata in special collections
  • Digitization and digital libraries in special collections
  • Legal and ethical issues in special collections
  • User services in special collections
  • Marketing and communications in special collections
  • Widening access to special collections
  • Organizational resource for special collections : space and people
  • Influencing and fund-raising for special collections
  • Special collections futures
  • Appendix A: The special collections reference shelf
  • Appendix B: Skills for your special collections career.

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