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Direct linkPriddle, Charlotte; McCann, Laura – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Special collections libraries collect and preserve materials of intellectual and cultural heritage, providing access to unique research resources. As their holdings continue to expand, special collections in research libraries confront increased space pressures. Off-site storage facilities, used frequently by research libraries for general…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Archives, Library Materials, Library Development
Download full textInstitute of Museum and Library Services, 2012
In 2010, Congress passed and the President signed the reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act, giving the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) unique federal responsibilities for the "development and implementation of policy to ensure the availability of museum, library and information services adequate to meet the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Stakeholders, Lifelong Learning, Cultural Background
Conway, Paul – Library Quarterly, 2010
The cultural heritage preservation community now functions largely within the environment of digital technologies. This article begins by juxtaposing definitions of the terms "digitization for preservation" and "digital preservation" within a sociotechnical environment for which Google serves as a relevant metaphor. It then reviews two reports…
Descriptors: Preservation, Cultural Background, Electronic Libraries, Definitions
Quinlisk, Meg – Australian Library Journal, 2009
The cultural heritage of library collections and individual items is of importance and interest outside the profession of librarianship. This paper gives an introduction to the concept of "movable heritage" from the heritage professional's perspective and provides suggestions as to how this concept can be applied to libraries.…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Cultural Background, Library Services, Preservation
Hoskin, Cheryl – Australian Library Journal, 2009
This paper is a practical and personal perspective on the challenges faced by special collections in an increasingly digital environment, and the strategies employed to promote their unique resources to the academic and wider communities, including the value of promoting heritage through reconstructing collections and the place of expertise in the…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, Archives, Library Materials
Stephens, Matthew – Australian Library Journal, 2009
There is a general perception that as librarians, we know what constitutes and defines a rare book, that our heritage book collections are well-documented and their future survival is planned for and secure. This discussion paper asks whether our definitions of heritage material might be too narrow and whether they reflect the reality across all…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Library Services, Selection Tools, Best Practices
