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From cuneiform, coins, and codices to prints, drawings, photographs, and maps, departments of rare books and special collections are the premier repositories of significant printed and manuscript works and artifacts. Entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the records of history and culture,...

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Author / Creator:	Berger, Sidney E.
Imprint:	Chicago : Neal-Schuman, An imprint of the American Library Association, 2014.
Description:	xxii, 537 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Libraries -- Special collections -- Rare books. Libraries -- Special collections -- Administration. Libraries -- Special collections -- Nonbook materials. Libraries -- Special collections. Nonbook materials -- Collectors and collecting. Libraries -- Special collections. Libraries -- Special collections -- Nonbook materials. Nonbook materials -- Collectors and collecting. Rare book librarianship.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10112966

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ISBN:	9781555709648 (softcover : acid-free paper) 1555709648 (softcover : acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	From cuneiform, coins, and codices to prints, drawings, photographs, and maps, departments of rare books and special collections are the premier repositories of significant printed and manuscript works and artifacts. Entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the records of history and culture, these institutions enable access to millions of source materials. Berger, a veteran of rare book and special collections, offers a landmark examination of this field, aimed at practitioners in the library field, instructors teaching courses on the subject, booksellers, private collectors, historians, bibliophiles, and others involved in rare and unique materials. Showing readers everything they need to know about rare books and special collections, this wide-ranging book offers coverage of such key topics as: the profession's history and its relevance in the face of an increasingly digital world; archives' relationship to the special collections department and their role in the wider institution; collection development, cataloging, processing, physical layout, and other operational functions, with coverage of acquisition sources and methods; what everyone needs to know about the physical materials in their care, including preservation, conservation, and restoration, storage, handling, and security; reference and outreach services, including a look at exhibitions and tours; fundraising and financial management; legal and ethical issues; forgeries, fakes, and facsimiles; bibliography and its impact on the rare book world, including a look at booksellers, donors, and auctions; the present state of books in our digital environment; the vocabulary of the trade. Rare Books and Special Collections presents a meticulous and systematic understanding of this growing field.

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Call Number:	Z688.R3 B47 2014
c.1	Available Loan period: Special Collections Reading Room use only Request from SCRC Need help? - Ask SCRC or Request Scans

D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks

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Call Number:	Z688.R3 B47 2014 c.2
c.2	Missing Request via Interlibrary Loan Need help? - Ask a Librarian Notes: RAYM

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Special Collections, Rare Book and Manuscript Reference

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