...James Faulkner; Jeonghyun Kim Purpose This study aims to focus on appraisal practices within university special collections, investigating archivists’ appraisal decision-making processes and their use of collection policies in appraisal work. Design/methodology/approach The study used in-depth...

...Matthew Cook Purpose – The “build it and they will come approach” is a largely accepted proposition in the library community, particularly in the area of special collections. There is, at times, little critical analysis given to collection development, digitization efforts or information literacy...

... for teaching, researching, and learning are unfortunately too often inaccessible, uncatalogued, and ultimately undiscoverable. This paper focuses on the curation of special collections as a means of exposing hidden collections and discusses practical steps undertaken to highlight unique print materials...

... development Special collections Asian and Asian American Studies Cinema and movies Popular culture Media studies Minority media studies The early history of American movies made stars of dramatic and comedic performers. Popular on the silent, silver screen were such well‐known people as Charlie...

...Reginald Harris; Byron Bartlett Purpose Poets House, a poetry special collection in New York, hosts an annual exhibit of the preceding year's poetry publications in the USA. This paper aims to offer a selection of recommended titles that reflect the range of poetry titles including single‐author...

...Reginald Harris; Byron Bartlett Purpose Poets House, a poetry special collection in New York, hosts an annual exhibit of the preceding year's poetry publications in the USA. This paper aims to offer a selection of recommended titles that reflect the range of poetry titles including single‐author...