manner in which a collection (print, multi-media, digital) is managed and maintained.
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Are there functional standards or operational frameworks for managing physical collections similar to the OAIS for digital collections? ISO standards?
I know there are accreditation processes for cultural heritage organizations, but I'm not really interested in that component. What I would like to do is to understand what are the shared or baseline ...
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Setting up National Archive system from scratch –where to start?
I have been put in a rare and privileged position – I've been asked to provide technical input for a national archive that is being set up from scratch in a small developing nation. The task at hand ...
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What are the various types of Patron Driven Acquisitions that public libraries use, and which are the most cost-effective?
Right now I have found these:
Purchase on demand
E-reserve PDA
Reference collection PDA
Print on Demand (Espresso Book Machine)
PPV (Pay Per View) ebooks
Are there others?
And what do ...
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Protect library from morning sunlight
In the morning (more often in summer), from 7AM to 9AM my books get almost direct sunlight.
Is there any solution to this problem other than just:
Enhance the bookshelf with some sort of polarized ...
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How are academic libraries addressing the student textbook crisis?
Has anyone developed a successful model for making student textbooks available in the library, either on reserve or via e-book access?
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How do you identify electronic resources actually purchased via Patron Driven Aquisitions vs. those available?
With vendors like ebrary, EBSCO, etc. providing Patron Driven Acquisitions models, libraries are loading thousands (tens of thousands, really) of records for items they do not actually hold, ...
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Specific guidelines for establishing a memorial collection
Some public libraries are quite fortunate to have benefactors who are generous with their time and money, and some spend their lives giving to the library.
More often than not, I would say (without ...
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What do Academic/University libraries do with back issues of journals?
We have no space left to store back issues of journals onsite, we have put some back issues into storage but this is proving very expensive. We were thinking of only storing back issues that are not ...
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How can libraries considering shared print archiving ensure access to collections as well as preservation?
The idea of shared storage for print collections is an important one as many libraries reassess the use of their on-site physical space. How can libraries considering shared print archiving ensure ...
