The Impact of Digitization on Special Collections in Libraries.
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| Title: | The Impact of Digitization on Special Collections in Libraries. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hirtle, Peter B. |
| Source: | Libraries & Culture. Win 2002 37(1):42-52. |
| Availability: | Libraries & Culture, University of Texas Press, P.O. Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819. Tel: 512-471-4531; Fax: 512-320-0668; e-mail: journals@uts.cc.utexas.edu; Web site: http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/journals/jlc.html/. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Archives, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Development, Library Materials, Library Technical Processes, Nonprint Media, Printed Materials |
| ISSN: | 0894-8631 |
| Abstract: | Digitization benefits the users of special collections through increase in traditional use of materials, development of new avenues of research, and the appearance of new types of research using rare books and manuscripts. It challenges the relative value given to paper originals of rare materials as digital holdings increase. Special collections need to justify their unique value through a deeper understanding of their holdings and an extension of their scope. (Author/AEF) |
| Entry Date: | 2004 |
| Accession Number: | EJ673380 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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