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 artefacts. Entrusted with the responsibility
of preserving the records of history and culture, these
institutions enable access to millions of source materials. Berger,
a veteran of rare book and special collections, offers a landmark
examination of this field. Showing readers everything they need to
know about rare books and special collections, this wide-ranging
book covers the following key topics: The professions history and
its relevance in the face of an increasingly digital world
Archives; relationship to the special collections department and
their role in the wider institution Collection development,
cataloguing, processing, physical layout, and other operational
functions, with coverage of acquisition sources and methods What
everyone needs to know about the physical materials in their care,
including preservation, conservation, and restoration, storage,
handling, and security Reference and outreach services, including a
look at exhibitions and tours Fundraising and financial management
Legal and ethical issues Forgeries, fakes, and facsimiles
Bibliography and its impact on the rare book world, including a
look at booksellers, donors, and auctions The present state of
books in our digital environment The vocabulary of the trade.
Readership: Aimed at practitioners in the library field,
instructors teaching courses on the subject, booksellers, private
collectors, historians, bibliophiles, and others involved in rare
and unique materials, Rare Books and Special Collections presents a
meticulous and systematic understanding of this growing field. 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 artefacts. Entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the
records of history and culture, these institutions enable access to
millions of source materials. Berger, a veteran of rare book and
special collections, offers a landmark examination of this field.
Showing readers everything they need to know about rare books and
special collections, this wide-ranging book covers the following
key topics: * The profession's history and its relevance in the
face of an increasingly digital world * Archives' relationship to
the special collections department and their role in the wider
institution * Collection development, cataloguing, processing,
physical layout, and other operational functions, with coverage of
acquisition sources and methods * What everyone needs to know about
the physical materials in their care, including preservation,
conservation, and restoration, storage, handling, and security *
Reference and outreach services, including a look at exhibitions
and tours * Fundraising and financial management * Legal and
ethical issues * Forgeries, fakes, and facsimiles * Bibliography
and its impact on the rare book world, including a look at
booksellers, donors, and auctions * The present state of books in
our digital environment * The vocabulary of the trade. Readership:
Aimed at practitioners in the library field, instructors teaching
courses on the subject, booksellers, private collectors,
historians, bibliophiles, and others involved in rare and unique
materials, Rare Books and Special Collections presents a meticulous
and systematic understanding of this growing field.
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