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From cuneiform, coins and codices to prints, drawings, photographs and maps, departments of rare books and special collections are the premier repositories of significant printed and manuscript works and artifacts. Entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the records of history and culture, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berger, Sidney E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014.
Subjects:
Libraries > Special collections > Rare books.
Libraries > Special collections > Administration.
Libraries > Special collections > Nonbook materials.
Libraries > Special collections.
Nonbook materials > Collectors and collecting.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Joel Silver
  • Introduction
  • Some practical realities
  • Running a rare book department
  • Archives
  • The physical materials of the collection
  • Physical layout and operations
  • Fund-raising
  • Security
  • Legal issues
  • Bibliography
  • Book collecting and handling
  • Outreach
  • Preservation, conservation, restoration, and disaster planning
  • Special collections departments today
  • Other issues
  • Afterword.