Special Collections at Princeton: VII. The Beauharnais Archives

Purpose – The purpose of this report is to provide an account of the UK's new public library of Birmingham. Design/methodology/approach – Details the construction, exterior and interior design, contents and location, including special collections, and describes the official opening. Findings – A large public library building which moves away from old conceptions of libraries, accommodating a variety of functions in a striking and accessible building. Originality/value – Provides a description of the new Library of Birmingham, the largest public library in Europe.

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Special Collections of Printed Music in the Digital Archive of the National Library of Estonia

Fontes Artis Musicae ◽

10.1353/fam.2017.0019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 64 (2) ◽

pp. 175-192

Author(s):

Heidi Heinmaa

Keyword(s):

Digital Archive ◽

National Library ◽

Special Collections ◽

Printed Music

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LIBRARY

The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America ◽

10.1086/pbsa.17.24302340 ◽

1923 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 63-69

Author(s):

John Edward Goodwin

Keyword(s):

University Of Texas ◽

Special Collections ◽

The University

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With Plenty of Elbow Room: Planning New and Upgraded Spaces for Library and Archives Conservation and Audiovisual Preservation

Collections ◽

10.1177/1550190620987840 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 155019062098784

Author(s):

Whitney Baker

Keyword(s):

Planning Process ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

University Of Kansas ◽

Special Collections ◽

Student Employees ◽

The University ◽

Film And Video

In 2018, the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries upgraded from a tired, twenty-year-old basement space to a new, purpose-built conservation lab for library and archives collections. The new conservation lab, which is housed in the special collections and archives library, quadrupled available lab space for its conservators and fleet of student employees. The move afforded Conservation space in the same library as the most vulnerable collection materials. In addition, rooms in the special collections and archives library were repurposed for audiovisual (AV) preservation, creating two new spaces for film and video workflows and upgrading an existing small audio room. This paper will discuss the conservation and preservation lab construction literature and will serve as a practical exemplar of the challenges and successes of the planning process, including lessons learned and unexpected benefits.

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