[spcollig] Care for Special Collections

[Fran Kovach]

Hello Mike,

Recently we added a current Rare Book Librarianship book to the 
Reference Collection that may be helpful in answering questions about 
caring for the 19th C. Lincoln books. Information about the book is 
listed below if you do not have this already.

Galbraith, Steven Kenneth,Smith, Geoffrey D. () /Rare book librarianship 
:an introduction and guide2012/

Table of Contents

  * Foreword p. vii
  * Introduction: "Our Time" and Staying Relevant p. xiii
  * 1 A Brief History of Rare Book Libraries p. 1
  * 2 Rare Books as Texts and Historical Artifacts p. 13
  * 3 Getting to Know Your Collections p. 41
  * 4 Caring For and Preserving Rare Books p. 51
  * 5 Digitization p. 79
  * 6 Security and Disaster Preparedness p. 93
  * 7 Collection Development p. 103
  * 8 Accessioning and Cataloging p. 115
  * 9 Copyright p. 121
  * 10 Outreach p. 127
  * 11 Continuing Education p. 159
  * 12 Selected Reference Resources p. 165
  * Index p. 17

Regards,
Fran

On 1/28/2014 12:19 PM, Mike Starasta wrote:
>
> McKinstry Library at Lincoln College may be inheriting several hundred 
> rare Abraham Lincoln related books.   We currently do have a special 
> collections, however the items in our special collections are from the 
> 20^th Century.  Many of the books that we may be receiving are from 
> the 19^th Century.   Does anyone have any recommendations for 
> resources that would detail the proper care for these items?  Or any 
> suggestions?
>
> Mike Starasta
>
> McKinstry Library
>
> Lincoln College
>
>
>
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Fran E. Kovach MLIS AHIP
SIUSM Library
Dept. of Information & Communication Sciences
801 N. Rutledge 9625
Springfield, IL 62794-9625
217-545-2118

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