scholarly journals Early Book Collections and Modern Audiences: Harnessing the Identity/ies of Book Collections as Collective Resources

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Leah Tether ◽  
Laura Chuhan Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Book Collections ◽  
Rare Books

This article summarizes and contextualizes the discussions of a workshop held at Durham University in November 2018. In this workshop, participants (including academics, students, independent scholars, special and rare books librarians, and archivists) discussed the notion of the collection (that is, the identity of collection as a whole, rather than just its constituent parts), and its potential to serve as a means of engaging both scholarly and public audiences with early book cultures. This study sets out a series of considerations and questions that might be used when tackling such special collections engagement projects, including ones involving more modern collections than the case studies examined here.

scholarly journals RARE CONDITION: PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT FOR RARE BOOK COLLECTIONS

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ellen Starmer ◽  
Sara Hyder McGough ◽  
Aimée Leverette
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Rare Condition ◽  
Rare Book ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
University Archives ◽  
Book Collections ◽  
Rare Books

It is not uncommon for a university to house its special collections library in the “old” library building. The character of the architecture and the connection with the university’s past often fit with the mission of collecting and preserving rare books, manuscripts, and university archives. A beautiful old library can inspire both librarians and researchers. However, it also can be the downfall of the very collections we treasure. Many older libraries now housing rare and valuable special collections materials have out-of-date and inadequate environmental control systems, if they have any at all. The resulting environmental conditions, particularly wide fluctuations in . . .

Women's Collections in Egypt: Insights into the American University in Cairo's Rare Books and Special Collections Library and the Women and Memory Forum's Archives

Collections ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-329
Author(s):  
Stephen Urgola ◽  
Maissan Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Women's History ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
American University ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Rare Books ◽  
Women’S History

Two institutions of relatively small size play a major role in documenting women's history in Egypt: the Rare Books and Special Collections Library (RBSCL) of the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the Women and Memory Forum (WMF), a feminist research center in Cairo. This article presents case studies of these institutions’ efforts. The AUC RBSCL's collections are described, including those of leading 20th-century feminist leaders Huda Sharaawi (1879-1947), Doria Shafik (1908-1975), and Aziza Hussein (1919-2015), as are oral history initiatives related to women's history. The article also discusses programs and collections of the WMF, including private papers collections such as that of activist Wedad Mitri (1927-2007), and its Archive of Women's Oral History, which documents women's lives in Egypt and beyond. The initiatives in Egypt of the RBSCL and the WMF indicate how institutions can employ archival collecting, oral history, and outreach-like exhibitions to document and highlight women's historical contributions.

scholarly journals James Moses. Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management. 2013 Edition. New York: Primary Research Group, 2013. 64p. $75 (ISBN 978-1-57440-226-1).

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-80
Author(s):  
Amy Chen
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Rare Books ◽  
The Ohio State University ◽  
The University

Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management, 2013 edition by James Moses surveys seven special collection institutions on their current efforts to expand, secure, promote, and digitize their holdings. The contents of each profile are generated by transcribed interviews, which are summarized and presented as a case study chapter. Seven special collections are discussed, including the Boston Public Library; AbeBooks; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Washington University of St. Louis; the Archives and Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati; the Rare Books and Manuscript Library at The Ohio State University; and the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare . . .

scholarly journals Mapping the networks of ownership and distribution of rare books in Special Collections at the University of Auckland General Library

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jo Birks
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Provenance Research ◽  
Rare Books ◽  
Book Collectors ◽  
The University ◽  
Purposive Sample

<p>The extent and research potential of provenance evidence in rare books in Special Collections at the University of Auckland General Library is largely uncharted territory. This project helps fill that gap by examining the provenance evidence, such as inscriptions, bookplates and stamps, in some of those rare books to identify any networks or patterns in their ownership history and distribution. A purposive sample of 291 pre-1851 volumes on New Zealand and Pacific-related travel and exploration was examined for provenance evidence within a qualitative framework and an historical case study design. Taking a subset of those books, which were bequeathed to the Library by Alfred Kidd (1851-1917), the project then examined other works from his bequest to further explore the scope of provenance evidence.  The project demonstrated the value of treating books as artefacts, exposing a wealth of provenance evidence and providing snapshots of the ownership and distribution histories of some volumes. Overall, 71 percent of the sample contained evidence for identifiable agents: 88 former owners, 14 booksellers, one auction house and nine book binders. The project also discussed lesser-known New Zealand book collectors who merit further study, including Alfred Kidd, Sir George Fowlds, Arthur Chappell and Allan North. Further provenance research into this collection and the provenance-related cataloguing practices in New Zealand libraries would generate additional useful insights.</p>

Le carte di Princeton del vicerč Eugenio: una fonte documentaria quasi dimenticata per la storia militare del Regno d'Italia (1805-1814)

2012 ◽  
pp. 769-795
Author(s):  
Silvia Bobbi
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Rare Books

Il presente articolo intende rappresentare un contributo alla conoscenza della fonte documentaria conservata presso la Manuscripts Division del Department of Rare Books and Special Collections della Firestone Library dell'UniversitÀ di Princeton, nel New Jersey, nota come Beauharnais Collection. Essa raccoglie le carte di governo e private, che il principe Eugčne Beauharnais (1781-1824), viceré d'Italia e comandante in capo dell'esercito italico, portň con sé in esilio in Baviera alla caduta del Regno, nel 1814. Essa concerne soprattutto la storia militare del napoleonico Regno d'Italia, ed č stata sin qui assai poco consultata e utilizzata, in generale e dagli specialisti della materia, in particolare europei. Se ne evidenziano in dettaglio, con una serie di esempi direttamente frutto della sua consultazione, le peculiaritÀ e potenzialitÀ. Consente di valutare quali materie di governo avessero la prioritÀ dal punto di vista del vertice dell'esecutivo, assumendo la sua stessa lente focale di analisi della realtÀ; puň contribuire alla ricostruzione o rilettura di importanti questioni storiografiche, soprattutto se messa confronto con la documentazione conservata a Milano ed in Europa, di cui rappresenta un'indispensabile integrazione.

scholarly journals LICENSING THE USE OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MATERIALS

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Browar ◽  
Cathy Henderson ◽  
Michael North ◽  
Tara Wenger
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
History Of ◽  
Rare Books

This article has been written to assist special collections administrators who want to establish a fee policy and schedule for the publication (in any media or format) of original materials in their charge. The article examines the history of special collections’ approaches to this practice, offers a rationale for charging fees, discusses relevant copyright issues, and offers model policies and fee schedules. The article grew out of the work of an ad hoc committee of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. The Licensing and Reproduction of Special Collections Committee had been asked . . .

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