The Special Collections Handbook
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The Special Collections Handbook

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Special Collections Handbook

About this book

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 information professional is always critical in tapping into the potential of these collections, protecting their legacy and bringing them to the attention of the wider public. This book offers up-to-date guidance which pulls together insights from best practice across the heritage sector to build innovative, co-operative and questioning mind-sets that will help them to cope in turbulent times.

The Handbook 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.

New to this edition:

  • coverage of new standards and concepts including unique and distinctive collections (UDCs), The Leeds Typology, Archive Accreditation, PD 5454: 2012 and PAS 197
  • discussion of the major changes to laws affecting special collections including UK copyright law relating to library/archive exception and orphan works and forthcoming changes to data protection in the EU
  • exploration of new trends in research including the rise of digital humanities, open access, the impact agenda and the REF
  • updates to the sections on marketing, audience development and fundraising to include social media, customer journey mapping and crowdsourcing and more
  • consideration of impact and indicators, digitization and new skills frameworks from CILIP and RBMS.

This is the essential practical guide for anyone working with special collections or rare books in libraries, archives, museums, galleries and other heritage organizations. It is also a useful introduction to special collections work for academics and students taking library and information courses.

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Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. Contents
  3. 1 The care of Special Collections
  4. 2 Emergency planning for Special Collections
  5. 3 Understanding objects in Special Collections
  6. 4 Acquiring and developing Special Collections
  7. 5 Cataloguing, description and metadata in Special Collections
  8. 6 Digitization and digital libraries in Special Collections
  9. 7 Legal and ethical issues in Special Collections
  10. 8 User services in Special Collections
  11. 9 Marketing and communications in Special Collections
  12. 10 Widening access to Special Collections
  13. 11 Organizational resources for Special Collections: space and people
  14. 12 Influencing and fund-raising for Special Collections
  15. Afterword: Special Collections futures
  16. Appendix A The Special Collections reference shelf
  17. Appendix B Skills for your Special Collections career
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index