Celebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries (review)

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-498
Author(s):  
Margot Note
Keyword(s):  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections

scholarly journals Editor’s Note

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-11
Author(s):  
Beth Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Bibliographic Instruction ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
The One

This issue of RBM presents articles that offer a “special collections and archives perspective” on several themes permeating the larger library world. Matthew C. Reynolds surveys the state of bibliographic instruction in Association of Research Libraries’ special collections libraries. The importance of instruction in the unique environments we inhabit deserves attention and reflection, particularly since we are sometimes disconnected from efforts in our larger organizations. Todd Fell takes “hidden collections” initiatives into the map room with an examination of the challenges and rewards of exposing map collections. Projects like the one he discusses offer potential solutions to end our long . . .

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Finding Aid Accessibility for Screen Readers

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina L. Southwell ◽  
Jacquelyn Slater
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Screen Readers ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Finding Aids

<p>Since the passage of the American Disabilities Act in 1990 and the coincident  growth of the Internet, academic libraries have worked to provide electronic resources and services that are accessible to all patrons. Special collections are increasingly being added to these Web-based library resources, and they must meet the same accessibility standards. The recent popularity surge of Web 2.0 technology, social media sites, and mobile devices has brought greater awareness about the challenges faced by those who use assistive technology for visual disabilities. This study examines the screen reader accessibility of online special collections finding aids at 68 public U.S. colleges and universities in the Association of Research Libraries.</p>

scholarly journals Maps as Special Collections: Bibliographic Control of Hidden Material at Yale University

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Fell
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
National Program ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Subsequent Publication

In the years following the 2003 conference on “Exposing Hidden Collections,” held at the Library of Congress—and the subsequent publication of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Task Force on Special Collections’ white paper entitled Hidden Collections, Scholarly Barriers: Creating Access to Unprocessed Special Collections Materials in America’s Research Libraries—many institutions and repositories have made concerted efforts to address the formidable challenges involved in “exposing” unprocessed and/or underprocessed collections. Exemplary efforts range from a national program initiated by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation “to identify and catalog . . .

scholarly journals Academic Special Collections and the Myths of Copyright

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Teresa Auch Schultz ◽  
Dana Miller
Keyword(s):  
Public Domain ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
The Public ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
Domain 4

This study compares the copyright and use policy statements posted on the websites of the special collections of Association of Research Libraries member libraries. In spring 2018, 99 academic special collections websites were viewed, and data was collected based on the following: 1) presence and content of a general copyright statement; 2) mention of copyright owners besides the special collections; 3) presence and accuracy of statements regarding fair use and public domain; 4) policies for patron-made copies; 5) whether the special collections required its permission and/or the copyright owner’s permission to publish; 6) whether any use or license fees were charged and how clearly fees were presented. Authors analyzed whether these policies reflect copyright law or went beyond it, unnecessarily restricting the use of materials or imposing fees where rights are in question. A majority of the sites included general copyright statements, mentioned other copyright owners, and mentioned fair use, but only a minority mentioned the public domain. Just more than half restricted how patrons could use patron-made copies. About half required the special collections’ permission to publish a copy, and a fifth said any third-party owner’s permission was also required for publication.

scholarly journals Bringing Rare Books to Light: The State of the Profession

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Hubbard ◽  
Ann K.D. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
White Paper ◽  
The State ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Agenda Item ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Rare Books

When the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) released the results of its 1998 survey of special collections, the backlog of unprocessed and uncataloged collections emerged as one of the most serious and daunting issues facing the profession. An increasingly enthusiastic professional discourse about the “hidden collections” problem, as it became known, has developed as a result. The ARL Special Collections Task Force, convened in 2001 and dissolved in 2006, focused on exposing hidden collections as a top agenda item, and produced the much-cited white paper, “Hidden Collections, Scholarly Barriers.” This active discourse has also induced a flurry of articles and . . .

scholarly journals Lay of the Land: The State of Bibliographic Instruction Efforts in ARL Special Collections Libraries

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Bibliographic Instruction ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Staffing Requirements

Introduction Much has changed in the world of special collections and library management since Susan Allen published results of her 1995 survey on the status of special collections at liberal arts colleges.1 In 2001, Judith Panitch published results of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 1998 survey of special collections, but little data in that report addressed staffing requirements, spaces, and attitudes as related to bibliographic instruction.2 In 2004, Anna Allison conducted a thorough survey of some of these issues as well as attitudes toward bibliographic instruction in special collections settings.3 Most recently, Berenbak et al. published the results of . . .

scholarly journals THE EDUCATION AND HIRING OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIANS:: OBSERVATIONS FROM A RECENT RECRUIT

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Susan Stekel Rippley
Keyword(s):  
White Paper ◽  
National Meeting ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Rare Books

The topic of what skills and qualifications are required of special collections librarians has come up in numerous places in past months, including in an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) White Paper released in November 2004 and at the most recent (June 2005) Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS) Preconference in St. Louis. Not coincidentally, it also was the focus of a roundtable session at the April 2005 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Meeting in Minneapolis. This article summarizes the discussion at the latter event and points out how several themes have been recurring in other contexts. Those . . .

scholarly journals “WHEREFORE ARE THESE THINGS HID?”1 A REPORT OF A SURVEY UNDERTAKEN BY THE ARL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS TASK FORCE

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winston Tabb
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
College Libraries

The conference on Exposing Hidden Collections, hosted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) at the Library of Congress in September 2003, was notable for many reasons. Among these were the focus on special collections in the first place; the representation not only from ARL libraries, but also from institutions included in the Oberlin Group of college libraries and the Independent Research Library Association; the expansion of participants to include special collections administrators, library directors, and representatives of foundations and funding agencies; and the emphasis on our dirty little secret, namely, that our libraries collectively hold millions of items that . . .

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