New directions for special collections : an anthology of practice / Lynne M. Thomas and Beth M. Whittaker, editors.
2017
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Title
New directions for special collections : an anthology of practice / Lynne M. Thomas and Beth M. Whittaker, editors.
Published
Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
Description
x, 249 pages ; 26 cm
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Summary
Special collections today from rare books and other specialized book collections to audio recordings and visual images offer librarians limitless opportunities to showcase their skills in curating, preserving, and offering access to these resources to patrons. Drawing on innovative practices and enduring values to address challenges and opportunities in the broad realm of special collections librarianship, this book updates the notion of special collections to the wide range of materials, institutions, and contexts where they exist today. The contributed essays describe the various kinds of innovative projects and practices that are sought by IMLS and other funding agencies today and serve to illustrate how going beyond a traditionally limited idea of special collections opens doors to far more engaging opportunities. Spanning the converging worlds of academic and special libraries, rare book collections, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions, this book will be useful to newcomers and seasoned professionals alike. The essays address the recurring themes of managing and welcoming change and the impact of digital technologies throughout the book, whether regarding new approaches to outreach and instruction, the acquisition and curation of non-traditional collections, new structures for discovery and access in a digital world, or the nature of special collections work now. Both experienced professionals and recent graduates from one of the booming archival studies programs will find this text invaluable in creating a successful career in special collections or cultural heritage curation today and in the near future.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The rare book librarian's day, revisited / Melanie Griffin
Reading room and reference (re)vision : the transformation of reader services / Mattie Taormina
"Oh, wow!" : assessment and affective learning in special collections and archives / Anne Bahde
Developing K-12 outreach methods for special collections centers / Amy Chen, Lisa Crane, Melanie Meyers, Charlotte Priddle, and Abby Saunders
Teaching with special collections : alliances between cultural heritage professionals / Maureen E. Maryanski
History, memory, community, leadership : collections-based programming in Congressional archives / Audrey McKanna Coleman
Collecting printed books in a digital age / John Overholt
Digital acquisitions and appraisal / Sarah Barsness and Anjanette Schussler
Documenting Ferguson : collecting current events in archives / Meredith R. Evans
Dance companies as living archives : protecting the future by preserving the present / Supriya Wronkiewicz
Success with donors : practical approaches that work for all / Sherry Williams
You and what army? : making the most of student and volunteer labor in contemporary special collection and archives / Dana M. Miller
A Janus perspective : origins and future of 21st-century preservation and conservation in library and archives special collections / Priscilla Anderson and Whitney Baker
Top ten questions and answers about digital preservation for special collections and archives / Lynne M. Thomas and Jaime L. Schumacher
Discovery of special collections resources at web scale : opportunities and challenges for metadata librarians / Christine DeZelar-Tiedman
Special files on the semantic web : using linked data to revitalize special collections catalogs / Allison Jai O'Dell
Old challenges, new solutions : leveraging organizational change to construct a new future / Jennifer O'Brien Roper and Ivey Glendon
Open access and copyright in archives and special collections / Heather Briston
Leaving privacy in the past? : exploring a curatorial conundrum / Judith Weiner
Succession planning for 21st century special collections leadership : initial steps / Athena Jackson
Towards a culture of social media in special collections / Colleen Thiesen.
Reading room and reference (re)vision : the transformation of reader services / Mattie Taormina
"Oh, wow!" : assessment and affective learning in special collections and archives / Anne Bahde
Developing K-12 outreach methods for special collections centers / Amy Chen, Lisa Crane, Melanie Meyers, Charlotte Priddle, and Abby Saunders
Teaching with special collections : alliances between cultural heritage professionals / Maureen E. Maryanski
History, memory, community, leadership : collections-based programming in Congressional archives / Audrey McKanna Coleman
Collecting printed books in a digital age / John Overholt
Digital acquisitions and appraisal / Sarah Barsness and Anjanette Schussler
Documenting Ferguson : collecting current events in archives / Meredith R. Evans
Dance companies as living archives : protecting the future by preserving the present / Supriya Wronkiewicz
Success with donors : practical approaches that work for all / Sherry Williams
You and what army? : making the most of student and volunteer labor in contemporary special collection and archives / Dana M. Miller
A Janus perspective : origins and future of 21st-century preservation and conservation in library and archives special collections / Priscilla Anderson and Whitney Baker
Top ten questions and answers about digital preservation for special collections and archives / Lynne M. Thomas and Jaime L. Schumacher
Discovery of special collections resources at web scale : opportunities and challenges for metadata librarians / Christine DeZelar-Tiedman
Special files on the semantic web : using linked data to revitalize special collections catalogs / Allison Jai O'Dell
Old challenges, new solutions : leveraging organizational change to construct a new future / Jennifer O'Brien Roper and Ivey Glendon
Open access and copyright in archives and special collections / Heather Briston
Leaving privacy in the past? : exploring a curatorial conundrum / Judith Weiner
Succession planning for 21st century special collections leadership : initial steps / Athena Jackson
Towards a culture of social media in special collections / Colleen Thiesen.
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Z688.A3 U645 2017