Collecting in Changing Times

Abstract

As special collections libraries rethink their collections, potential holdings and uses may begin to transform. This panel will examine areas in which new collecting domains can be identified, new approaches to collection development practiced, and new tools developed to explore historical materials.

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Moderator: Daniel J. Slive, Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University (SMU); “Mapping the Boundaries of the Book Trade” by Jordan Goffin, Providence Public Library; “Exploring New Initiatives in Tough Economic Times” by R. Arvid Nelsen, Northwest Architectural Archives; “Special Collections and the Community: Collecting Local History in the 21st Century” by Melissa Nykanen, Pepperdine University

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2011 RBMS Preconference, Short Papers

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