The special collections handbook

Uittreksel

"This comprehensive and no-nonsense guide to working with special collections and rare books is an essential day-to-day companion [and] covers all aspects of special collections work: preservation, developing collections, understanding objects, emergency planning, security, legal and ethical concerns, cataloguing, digitization, marketing, outreach, teaching, impact, advocacy and fundraising"--

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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.