Special Collections Faculty and Staff Publications
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
Spring 2016
Abstract
In Archives Alive, Diantha Dow Schull expertly demonstrates the strength, vitality, and importance of rare books, special collections, and archives departments located in public libraries rather than academic or research libraries. Schull’s purpose is two-fold. First, she demonstrates the breadth and depth of special collections in public libraries; second, she demonstrates how twenty-first-century special collections departments work, frequently with technology, to increase engagement with the publics they serve. The scope is limited to special collections departments in American public libraries, but within these parameters, coverage is exhaustive and strikes an appropriate balance between activities at large, well-funded institutions and smaller departments with more modest resources.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Reference & User Services Quarterly, v. 55, no. 5
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Scholar Commons Citation
Griffin, Melanie, "Book Review: Archives Alive: Expanding Engagement with Public Library Archives and Special Collections" (2016). Special Collections Faculty and Staff Publications. 42.
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