The Special Collections Handbook

From preserving rare books to digitizing mixed-media archives, information professionals play a fundamental role in shaping and managing special collections. This practical handbook highlights essential skills, practices, and solutions to common problems in working with special collections. You will learn about legal and ethical issues, preservation practices, cataloguing systems, marketing your collection to improve access, fundraising and advocacy, managing acquisitions and donations, using library space effectively, and managing and training staff. Numerous real-life examples offer insight on how others have overcome challenges in the discipline.