Hubbard, Melissa A., Robert H. Jackson, and Arnold Hirshon (eds.) Forging the Future of Special Collection. Neal-Schuman, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1386-4
Description
Expanding upon the proceedings of the National Colloquium on Special Collections, this collection of essays by special collections librarians and rare book dealers and collectors offers insight into the changing world of special collections. Technology, partnerships, and the changing nature of how books are written are all covered in this look towards the future.
Table of Contents
Preface, by Arnold Hirshon
Introduction, by Robert H. Jackson
Part I Communities
Chapter 1 Reflections on the Meanings of Objects
E. Haven Hawley, Chair of the Special and Area Studies Collections Department at George A. Smathers Library at the University of FloridaChapter 2 Affinities and Alliances: Thoughts on Acquisitions, Collection Development, and Donor Relations
Jim Kuhn, Joseph N. Lambert and Harold B. Schleifer Director of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the University of Rochester River Campus LibrariesChapter 3 Where Does the Collector/Donor Community See Special Collections Today?
Jon A. LindsethChapter 4 Collecting Communities: The Role of Special Collections Librarians and Archivists in Creating New Life for Community-Based Collections
Melissa A. HubbardChapter 5 The Role of the Auction House
Selby Kiffer, Special Collections Library at the University of MichiganChapter 6 Forging into the Future: Facing Digital Realities and Forecasting Endeavors for Special Collections Librarianship
Athena N. Jackson
Part II The Enduring Object
Chapter 7 Lawrence Clark Powell Revisited: The Functions of Rare Books Today
Joel Silver, Director of the Lilly Library, Indiana University BloomingtonChapter 8 Special Collections Libraries and the Uses of the Past (Apologies to Herbert Muller)
Paul RuxinChapter 9 Everything Old Is New Again: Transformation in Special Collections
Alice Schreyer, Vice President for Collections and Library Services at the Newberry LibraryChapter 10 Special Collections and the Booksellers of Today
Tom CongaltonChapter 11 Acknowledging the Past
Daniel De Simone, Eric Weinmann Librarian at the Folger Shakespeare LibraryChapter 12 Literary Archives: How They Have Changed and How They Are Changing
Ken LopezChapter 13 Objects of Study: Special Collections in an Age of Digital Scholarship
Stephen Enniss, Director of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas
Part III From Periphery to Center
Chapter 14 Considering the Present: Special Collections are the Meal, Not the Dessert
Jay Satterfield, head of Dartmouth College’s Rauner Special Collections LibraryChapter 15 Teaching with Special Collections
Christoph Irmscher, Provost Professor of English at Indiana University BloomingtonChapter 16 From Siberia to Shangri-La
Sarah Thomas, Vice President for the Harvard Library and the Roy E. Larsen Librarian of Harvard CollegeChapter 17 The Once and Future Special Collections
Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
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