The Special Collections Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781783305377 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 336 str.

Alison Cullingford

Opis

Comprehensive and written in a highly accessible manner, The Special Collections Handbook, Third Edition will be an essential resource for staff working with special collections in a wide range of settings, including academia, public libraries, religious organisations, museums, and at scales from solo librarians to 'nationals'.

Spis treści

Part 1: Discovering collections 1. Understanding objects in Special Collections Part 2: Collections management 2. The care of Special Collections 3. Emergency planning for Special Collections 4. Acquiring and developing Special Collections 5. Cataloguing, description and metadata in Special Collections 6. Digitization and digital libraries in Special Collections Part 3: Managing public access 7. Legal and ethical issues in Special Collections 8. User services in Special Collections 9. Marketing and communications in Special Collections 10. Widening access to Special Collections 11. Using Special Collections in education Part 4: Governance and resources for Special Collections 12. Special Collections spaces 13. Organizational resources for Special Collections: people 14. Influencing and fund-raising for Special Collections Appendix A: The Special Collections reference shelf Appendix B: Skills for your Special Collections career Appendix C: Latin and palaeography

O autorze

Alison Cullingford is Head of Library and Collections at Durham Cathedral, where she leads the team responsible for stewardship of the Cathedral’s collections of medieval manuscripts, early printed books, archives, and objects. Previously she was Special Collections Librarian at the University of Bradford, where she was responsible for over 100 collections of modern archives and rare books and also managed the Unique and Distinctive Collections project for Research Libraries UK. An active member of the CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group and many other sector groups, Alison regularly presents at conferences, blogs and tweets on the importance of the special collections librarian.