This article takes a broad view of the evolution of collecting behaviors in a network
environment and suggests some future directions based on various simple models. The …

Repaso de los avances tecnológicos que más han influido en la evolución de las
bibliotecas universitarias, y descripción de las actuaciones realizadas para adaptarse a los …

Interest in user-created metadata has increased in recent years. In 2009–2010 the RLG
Partner Social Metadata Working Group examined the social metadata practices of libraries …

The increasing emphasis on attracting new users and the development of new technologies
has created both opportunities and pressures for outreach within special collections. This …

This article takes a broad view of the evolution of collecting behaviors in a network
environment and suggests some future directions based on various simple models. The …

This paper reviews the literature of collection development and management from 2009 and
2010. Themes and trends reflect the profound effect of environmental forces on libraries …

This essay selectively surveys recent findings on digital preservation in special collections
settings and examines the challenges that prevent widespread implementation. Using the …

Records held in Catholic archives offer unique value for scholarly research and public use.
However, Catholic archives professionals have anecdotally expressed challenges in making …

Conservation professionals are ethically bound to produce and preserve conservation
documentation. The research described in this paper investigates conservation …

Once treated as exclusive spaces for valuable but hidden and under-utilized material, over
the past few decades special collections departments have been transformed by increased …