The Role and Future of Special Collections in Research Libraries : British and American Perspectives.

The Role and Future of Special Collections in Research Libraries : British and American Perspectives.

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 expl...

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Main Author: Lee, Sul H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Series:Journal of library administration ; v. 19, no. 1.
Subjects:
Research libraries > United States > Congresses.
Research libraries > Great Britain > Congresses.
Libraries > United States > Special collections > Congresses.
Libraries > Great Britain > Special collections > Congresses.
Libraries > United States > Special collections > United States > Congresses.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Libraries > Special collections
Research libraries
Great Britain
United States
Conference papers and proceedings
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (107 pages)
ISBN:9781317939771
1317939778
ISSN:0193-0826 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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