...Irene Guidotti Purpose This paper examines the role of rare books in museum research libraries as active components of contemporary research infrastructure. This study challenges heritage and digitisation-centred framings by investigating how rare natural history publications continue to support...

... so that researchers can fully use the data to study how biodiversity has changed over time and space. Libraries, archives and museums recognize the need to make content searchable across material type. To create online catalogs that would make this possible, ideally, all records would describe one...

.... Design/methodology/approach This is a viewpoint focusing on several recent events in the news concerning presidential libraries that highlight their ambiguous position. Findings The paper finds that presidential libraries and museums are a national resource and sites for learning, teaching...

.... Practical implications This article provides information and examples of appropriate MayDay activities by describing MayDay 2006 events and providing pointers to online resources to assist archives and museums identify activities for MayDay 2007. Originality/value Since Hurricane Katrina, substantial...

...Jeff Trzeciak; Shawn McCann; Matthew Martin Purpose This technical paper aims to define the steps necessary to create an effective two‐dimensional image databases representing three‐dimensional museum objects for the purpose of instruction. Design/methodology/approach The participating...

... Index (HHI) provides a sobering assessment of cultural heritage resources in the United States. A large percentage of the 4.8 billion artifacts in more than 30,000 archives, libraries, museums, historical societies, scientific research institutions and archaeological repositories are in sub‐optimal...

...Elizabeth Yakel Purpose To report on the October 2004 Choices and Challenges Conference and cross‐cutting themes in libraries, archives and museums. Design/methodology/approach This is a conference report and viewpoint article. Findings The Choices and Challenges Conference sponsored...