TY - BOOK ID - 78123166 TI - Forging the future of special collections AU - Hubbard, Melissa A. AU - Jackson, Robert H. AU - Hirshon, Arnold PY - 2016 SN - 9780838913864 0838913865 9780838914229 9780838914236 9780838914243 0838914225 0838914233 PB - Chicago, Ill. Neil-Schuman DB - UniCat KW - 025.17 KW - 025.17 Bibliotheekbeheer: speciale collecties KW - Bibliotheekbeheer: speciale collecties KW - Documentation and information KW - Libraries KW - Rare book libraries KW - Academic libraries KW - Library materials KW - Acquisitions (Libraries) KW - Endowments KW - Legacies KW - Digitalization of library materials KW - Digitization of library materials KW - Special libraries KW - Forecasting KW - Special collections. KW - Special collections KW - Forecasting. KW - Digitization. KW - Gifts, legacies. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78123166 AB - Once treated as exclusive spaces for valuable but hidden and under-utilized material, over the past few decades special collections departments have been transformed by increased digitization and educational outreach efforts into unique and highly visible major institutional assets. What libraries must now contemplate is how to continue this momentum by articulating and implementing a dynamic strategic vision for their special collections. Drawing on the expertise of a world-class array of librarians, university faculty, book dealers, collectors, and donors, this collected volume surveys the emerging requirements of today's knowledge ecosystem and charts a course for the future of special collections. Expanding upon the proceedings of the National Colloquium on Special Collections organized by the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University in October 2014, this timely resource for special collections librarians, administrators, academics, and rare book dealers and collectors.0More than simply a guide to collection management, this book details myriad ways to forge the future of special collections, ensuring that these scholarly treasures advance knowledge for years to come. ER -