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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 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.

Libraries --- Rare books. --- Bibliothèques --- Livres rares --- Special collections. --- Special collections --- Nonbook materials. --- Fonds spéciaux --- Non-livres --- 025.17 --- 094 --- 025.2 --- 025.7 --- Bibliotheekbeheer: speciale collecties --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora --- Collectievorming. Acquisitie. Aanwinsten in bibliotheken --- Conserveren van boeken. Inbinden. Microfilmeren. Digitaliseren --- 025.7 Conserveren van boeken. Inbinden. Microfilmeren. Digitaliseren --- 025.2 Collectievorming. Acquisitie. Aanwinsten in bibliotheken --- 094 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora --- 025.17 Bibliotheekbeheer: speciale collecties --- Bibliothèques --- Fonds spéciaux

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A landmark textbook on digital libraries for LIS students, educators and practising information professionals throughout the world. Exploring Digital Libraries is a highly readable, thought-provoking authorative and in-depth treatment of the digital library arena that provides an up-to-date overview of the progress, nature and future impact of digital libraries, from their collections and technology-centred foundations over two decades ago to their emergent, community-centred engagement with the social web.

Library automation --- Library management --- Digital libraries. --- Libraries --- Bibliothèques virtuelles --- Bibliothèques --- Special collections --- Electronic information resources. --- Fonds spéciaux --- Sources d'information électroniques --- 025.2 --- digitale bibliotheken --- collectievorming en beschikbaarstelling --- 02 --- Bibliotheekwezen --- 02 Bibliotheekwezen --- Bibliothèques virtuelles --- Bibliothèques --- Fonds spéciaux --- Sources d'information électroniques --- Electronic information resources --- Digital curation --- Digital media collections --- Digital media libraries --- Digital repositories --- Electronic libraries --- Electronic publication collections --- Electronic publication libraries --- Electronic text collections --- Repositories, Digital --- Virtual libraries --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Web archives