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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820548003321

Titolo

The role and future of special collections in research libraries : British and American perspectives / / Sul. H. Lee, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-317-93977-8

1-315-85946-7

1-317-93978-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeeSul H

Disciplina

027.7/0973

027.70973

Soggetti

Research libraries - United States

Research libraries - Great Britain

Libraries - United States - Special collections

Libraries - Great Britain - Special collections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Has also been published as Journal of library administration, volume 19, number 1, 1993"--T.p. verso.

Papers presented at a seminar held at the University of Oxford, Sept. 13-17, 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Special Collections and the Scholarly Community; Role and Function of Special Collections in Research and Education: British and American Perspectives; Services and Development Issues Related to Manuscripts and Other Unique Materials; The Evolving Character of Special Collections: A British Perspective; The Future of Special Collections in Emerging Information Delivery Programs; Get Out of the Way If You Can't Lend a Hand: The Changing Nature of Scholarship and the Significance of Special Collections

Sommario/riassunto

What does the future hold for special collections in research libraries? Will special collections be an important feature in humanistic research or will technology make special collections irrelevant to research in the humanities? The Role and Future of Special Collections in Research



Libraries explores the answers to these questions by examining special collections in British and American libraries and the changing trends in research and scholarship as they relate to special collections. This book examines the particular experience of a variety of special collections in British rese