The special collections handbook /
Alison Cullingford.
- Third edition.
- xx, 430 pages : black and white illustrations
Previous edition: 2016.
I. Discovering collections -- Understanding objects in Special Collections -- II. Collections management -- The care of Special Collections -- Emergency planning for Special Collections -- Acquiring and developing Special Collections -- Cataloguing, description and metadata in Special Collections -- Digitization and digital libraries in Special Collections -- III. Managing public access -- Legal and ethical issues in Special Collections -- User services in Special Collections -- Marketing and communications in Special Collections -- Widening access to Special Collections -- Using Special Collections in education -- IV. Governance and resources for Special Collections -- Special Collections spaces -- Managing Special Collections people -- Influencing and fundraising for Special Collections -- Appendix A : the Special Collections reference shelf -- Appendix B : skills for your Special Collections career -- Appendix C : Latin and palaeography.