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

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Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.

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Description	1 online resource (107 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Journal of library administration, 0193-0826 ; v. 19, no. 1
	Journal of library administration ; v. 19, no. 1. 0193-0826
Contents	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.
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.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Research libraries -- United States -- Congresses.
	Research libraries.
	United States.
	Research libraries -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
	Great Britain.
	Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- Congresses.
	Libraries.
	Libraries -- Great Britain -- Special collections -- Congresses.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
Other Form:	Print version: Lee, Sul H. Role and Future of Special Collections in Research Libraries : British and American Perspectives. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781560244790
ISBN	9781317939771 (electronic book)
	1317939778 (electronic book)
	1560244798
	9781560244790

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

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