Muutke küpsiste eelistusi

Special Collections Handbook [Pehme köide]

4.33/5 (22 hinnangut Goodreads-ist)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 18-Dec-2011
  • Kirjastus: Facet Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1856047571
  • ISBN-13: 9781856047579
Teised raamatud teemal:
Special Collections HandbookSuurem pilt
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 224 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 18-Dec-2011
  • Kirjastus: Facet Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1856047571
  • ISBN-13: 9781856047579
Teised raamatud teemal:
Püsilink: https://www.kriso.ee/db/9781856047579.html
Märksõnad:
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 digitising 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. Whether you are working alone or in a team of 20 this handbook can guide you through the essential skills and processes and highlight common problems, solutions and best practice. International case studies in each chapter drawn from a variety of sectors offer an insight into how real people have dealt with challenges in practice.

Each chapter tackles a different aspect of your work, helping you to;

understand the surrounding law and ethics, including copyright issues

develop effective preservation standards and practice

use the relevant cataloguing systems and standards

reach your audience, market your collection, and use social media to improve access

develop effective fundraising and advocacy efforts

manage acquisitions and donors in line with collection development strategy

rethink and develop effective spaces and user services

manage your staff, train paraprofessionals and improve your skills and training.

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

Arvustused

"This excellent Handbook should become a standard reference source for any information professional working in this field." -- Managing Information "While highlighting the pressures on, and threats to, special collections care and services, the author continuously emphasizes that there are opportunities as well, and suggests ways to take advantage of these. Over the course of this handbook, the author highlights the unique strengths of special collections and suggests strategies to articulate these to stakeholders and funders. The content is presented in a suitably concise and clear fashion, and there are plentiful references that provide pointers to extensive further reading around each topic. The structure of each chapter is clear, and it is obvious that the handbook is the product of a great deal of care and research. It is a very valuable work that should help shape best practice in working with special collections of all types and sizes." -- Library and Information Research "...the book is extremely useful...the website will remain an excellent resource. Bookmark it now." -- SCONUL Focus

Preface and acknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
1 The care of Special Collections
1(22)
Introducing collections care
1(1)
A note on terminology
1(1)
A note on standards
2(1)
Understanding the physical nature of Special Collections
2(1)
Understanding the impact of the environment on Special Collections
3(5)
Understanding buildings, storage and Special Collections
8(2)
Handling Special Collections safely
10(3)
Managing preservation of Special Collections
13(3)
Case study: mending Mercator's Atlas
16(4)
Conclusion
20(1)
Further reading
20(1)
Examples and case studies
21(1)
Useful websites
21(2)
2 Emergency planning for Special Collections
23(18)
Introduction
23(1)
A note on terminology
23(1)
Understanding Special Collections emergencies
23(3)
Preventing and preparing for emergencies in Special Collections
26(4)
Planning for service continuity
30(1)
Responding to Special Collections emergencies
31(1)
Recovering from Special Collections emergencies
32(1)
Security and theft in Special Collections
32(4)
Case study: the Durham First Folio
36(1)
A note on insurance
36(1)
Conclusion
37(1)
Further reading
38(1)
Examples and case studies
38(1)
Useful websites
38(3)
3 Understanding objects in Special Collections
41(16)
Introduction
41(1)
A note on terminology
41(1)
Understanding medieval manuscripts
42(1)
Case study: long valued, newly found
42(3)
Understanding early printed books
45(2)
Introducing analytical bibliography
47(2)
Managing provenance in Special Collections
49(1)
Introducing modern formats
50(2)
Conclusion
52(1)
Further reading
53(1)
Examples and case studies
54(1)
Useful websites
55(2)
4 Acquiring and developing Special Collections
57(18)
Introduction
57(1)
Managing foundation collections
57(1)
Working with donors and depositors
58(4)
Purchasing Special Collections
62(2)
Organizing internal transfer
64(1)
Collecting proactively
65(2)
Keeping acquisitions records
67(1)
Managing Special Collections disposals
68(1)
Case study: to sell or not to sell?
69(1)
Managing remote storage of Special Collections
69(1)
Introducing the Special Collections development policy
70(1)
Writing the Special Collections development policy
71(1)
Case study: collecting half the world
72(1)
Conclusion
73(1)
Further reading
73(1)
Examples and case studies
73(1)
Useful websites
74(1)
5 Cataloguing, description and metadata in Special Collections
75(18)
Introduction
75(1)
A note on terminology and some key concepts
75(1)
Standards and codes for cataloguing printed books
76(1)
Standards and codes for cataloguing manuscripts and archives
77(2)
More metadata standards
79(1)
Controlled vocabularies for Special Collections metadata
79(2)
A note on fingerprints
81(1)
Introducing RDA and the future of MARC
81(1)
Introducing linked data and the semantic web
82(1)
Working with community metadata
83(1)
Understanding hidden Special Collections
83(3)
Working with volunteers in Special Collections
86(1)
Working with the library management system
87(1)
Classifying special collections
88(1)
Processing special collections
89(1)
A note on printed books vs archives
89(1)
Conclusion
90(1)
Further reading
90(1)
Examples and case studies
90(1)
Useful websites
91(2)
6 Legal and ethical issues in Special Collections
93(16)
Introduction
93(1)
Understanding copyright in Special Collections
94(4)
Case study: peace protest photos
98(2)
Introducing data protection and freedom of information
100(2)
Case study: call slip commotion
102(1)
Introducing cultural property issues
102(1)
Managing personal integrity
103(1)
Considering ethics in fund-raising
103(1)
Equality and diversity in Special Collections
104(1)
Health and safety in Special Collections
104(1)
Working with volunteers in Special Collections
105(1)
Working with children in Special Collections
106(1)
Conclusion
106(1)
Further reading
106(1)
Examples and case studies
106(1)
Useful websites
107(2)
7 User services in Special Collections
109(18)
Introduction
109(1)
A note on Special Collections staff
109(1)
Understanding Special Collections users
109(3)
Managing Special Collections enquiries
112(1)
Managing Special Collections visitors
113(8)
Managing reprographic services
121(1)
Managing inter-library loans
122(1)
Valuations and care of books
123(1)
Improving services to users
123(2)
Conclusion
125(1)
Further reading
125(1)
Examples and case studies
126(1)
Useful websites
126(1)
8 Marketing and communications in Special Collections
127(16)
Introduction
127(1)
The Special Collections marketing mix
127(1)
Commodity: the Special Collections offer
128(2)
Cost and convenience: accessing Special Collections
130(1)
Communication: sharing Special Collections
130(10)
Researching user needs
140(1)
Conclusion
141(1)
Further reading
141(1)
Examples and case studies
142(1)
Useful websites
142(1)
9 Widening access to Special Collections
143(18)
Introduction
143(1)
Why build new audiences?
143(1)
Issues in widening access
144(4)
Two key audiences for Special Collections
148(6)
Case study: love and fear in the stacks
154(2)
Case study: cartoon creations
156(1)
Case study: bright young things
156(1)
Exploring new audiences
157(1)
Case study: travelling treasures
158(1)
Managing assessment and feedback
158(1)
Conclusion
158(1)
Further reading
159(1)
Examples and case studies
159(1)
Useful websites
159(2)
10 Influencing and fund-raising for Special Collections
161(20)
Introduction
161(1)
Introducing advocacy
161(3)
Introducing fund-raising
164(1)
Why fund-raising matters
165(1)
Understanding fund-raising issues
165(2)
Sources of external funding for Special Collections
167(8)
Case study: a library for a sixth century
175(2)
Developing a fund-raising strategy
177(1)
Conclusion
178(1)
Further reading
178(1)
Examples and case studies
178(1)
Useful websites
179(2)
Afterword: Special Collections futures
181(2)
Useful websites
182(1)
Appendix A Key reference resources for Special Collections
183(4)
Union catalogues
183(1)
Catalogues of incunabula
183(1)
Other catalogues of hand-press era books
184(1)
Digitized books
184(1)
Provenance
185(1)
Latin
185(2)
Appendix B Careers and skills in Special Collections
187(2)
Suggestions for external training
187(1)
Online learning
188(1)
Bibliography 189(14)
Index 203
Alison Cullingford is Special Collections Librarian at the University of Bradford where she is responsible for over 100 collections of modern archives and rare books. She is an active member of the CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group and regularly presents, blogs and tweets on the importance of the special collections librarian.