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The Special Collections Handbook

by Alison Cullingford

  • 00. Introduction (some essentials)
  • 01. Care of Collections
  • 02. Emergency Planning
  • 03. Understanding Objects
  • 04. Acquiring and Developing Collections
  • 05. Cataloguing, Description and Metadata
  • 06. Digitisation and digital libraries
  • 07. Legal and Ethical Issues
  • 08. Serving Our Users
  • 09. Marketing Collections
  • 10. Widening Access
  • 11. Resources: space and people
  • 12. Influencing and fundraising
  • 13. Futures …
  • 14. Appendix A: Reference Shelf
  • 15. Appendix B: Skills for your career
  • About the Author
  • About this site
  • Reviews

Tag: Maps

Make the Most of Your Maps

November 21, 2012 ~ alison-cullingford ~ 2 Comments

Maps often occupy a paradoxical position in special collections.  On the one hand, they are star items.  People love maps, responding with delight to their personal ("there's my house!"), historic or visual interest.  However, maps are often underexploited.  They can be difficult to store, catalogue and make available in helpful ways.  In particular, enquirers tend … Continue reading Make the Most of Your Maps

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