The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Working Group on Special Collections, formed in 2007, has released a discussion report that identifies key issues in the management and exposure of special collections material in the 21st century.
The report uses a broad definition of “special collections,” which encompasses distinctive material in all media and attendant library services. The group’s main focus was on 19th- and 20th-century materials, including emerging digital materials and media, but most of the report applies with equal force to collecting and caring for materials from previous centuries. While the report focuses on special collections in North American research libraries, it has potential application more broadly.
Direct to Full Text Report (38 pages; PDF)
Source: ARL
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