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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: Planning

Bingo for Buttons: the archive accreditation workshop

October 28, 2013 ~ alison-cullingford ~ 1 Comment

Back in September (20th to be exact) I went along to a workshop on archives accreditation.  Though I've been following the growth of the new standard pretty closely, I still found the event really helpful.  If you're thinking of applying, do try to get to one of these sessions! What did I like about this … Continue reading Bingo for Buttons: the archive accreditation workshop

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Mini Emergency Toolkit

November 26, 2012 ~ alison-cullingford ~ Leave a comment

"Eeek!  Wet books!  Water everywhere!  What do I do first? What do I do next?  How do I dry these books out?  Should I freeze these things?  IS THAT MOULD??" Special collections are at risk from floods (topical, alas) and other water leaks, not to mention fire.  Prompt and effective action can make a huge … Continue reading Mini Emergency Toolkit

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