Forging the Future of Special Collections,

摘要

This recently released volume is promoted as a work that offers 'More than simply a guide to collection management, this book details myriad ways to forge the future of special collections, ensuring that these scholarly treasures advance knowledge for years to come.' The editors Arnold Hirshon, Robert H. Jackson and Melissa A. Hubbard, through their collaborations with a broad and exciting range of contributors, certainly fulfil this claim. The text is an outcome of the 'Acknowledging the Past, Forging the Future' national colloquium, held over two days in October 2014. Organised by Kelvin Smith Library, presented in collaboration with River Campus Libraries (University of Rochester), Vanderbilt University and Washington University Libraries in St Louis, this groundbreaking event brought together collection specialists, including librarians, private book collections and antiquarian booksellers, from across the United States.