Author: University of Rochester. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Rare Book Librarianship
Author: Steven K. Galbraith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1591588820
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Successfully managing rare book collections requires very specific knowledge and skills. This handbook provides that essential information in a single volume. Rare Book Librarianship for the 21st Century is the first new rare books handbook of practice in 25 years. Authored by two special collections experts with extensive field experience, this book is also the first to discuss the role of digital technologies in managing a rare book collection. After a fascinating discussion of the history and current state of rare book libraries, this handbook provides a comprehensive account of the core skills and knowledge needed to be a successful rare book librarian. Topics include best practices for handling, housing, and conserving rare materials; collection development techniques; and user education and outreach. This book will serve as a handbook for practitioners in academic settings, large public libraries, and special libraries, and as a textbook for students in MLIS courses on rare book librarianship and curatorship.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1591588820
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Successfully managing rare book collections requires very specific knowledge and skills. This handbook provides that essential information in a single volume. Rare Book Librarianship for the 21st Century is the first new rare books handbook of practice in 25 years. Authored by two special collections experts with extensive field experience, this book is also the first to discuss the role of digital technologies in managing a rare book collection. After a fascinating discussion of the history and current state of rare book libraries, this handbook provides a comprehensive account of the core skills and knowledge needed to be a successful rare book librarian. Topics include best practices for handling, housing, and conserving rare materials; collection development techniques; and user education and outreach. This book will serve as a handbook for practitioners in academic settings, large public libraries, and special libraries, and as a textbook for students in MLIS courses on rare book librarianship and curatorship.
Paradise Postponed
Author: John Mortimer
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141049529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Why does Simeon Simcox, the CND-marching Rector of Rapstone Fanner, leave his fortune not to his two sons but to an odious Tory Minister? Mortimer's novel unveils the follies and passions of an astonishing array of characters and English life.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141049529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Why does Simeon Simcox, the CND-marching Rector of Rapstone Fanner, leave his fortune not to his two sons but to an odious Tory Minister? Mortimer's novel unveils the follies and passions of an astonishing array of characters and English life.
How to Buy Rare Books
Author: William Rees-Mogg
Publisher: Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher: Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY
Author: JEDIDIAH. MORSE
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033708125
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033708125
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rare Book Collections
Author: Horace Richard Archer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pre-Columbian Art
Author: Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Guide to the Collections
Author: University of Rochester. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Rare Book Collection
Author: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rare Book Collection
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
The Rare Books Division
Author: Library of Congress (Wash.). Rare book and special collections division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Book Collecting
Author: Jean Peters
Publisher: New York : R. R. Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Twelve essays by noted book collectors, curators, and scholar cover auctions, dealers, descriptive bibliographies, forgeries, the organization of a collection, and the care of books and manuscripts.
Publisher: New York : R. R. Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Twelve essays by noted book collectors, curators, and scholar cover auctions, dealers, descriptive bibliographies, forgeries, the organization of a collection, and the care of books and manuscripts.