TY  - Report





PY  - 2010
T1  - Taking our pulse: the OCLC research survey of special collections and archives
PB  - OCLC


DO  - https://doi.org/APO-34101
UR  - https://apo.org.au/node/34101

AB  - Special collections and archives are increasingly seen as element s of distinction that serve to differentiate a n academic or research library from its peers. In recognition of this, the Association of Research Libraries conducted a survey in 1998 (reported in Panitch 2001) that was transformative and led directly to many high - profile initiatives to "expose hidden collections." As this OCLC Research report reveals, however, much rare and unique material remains undiscoverable, and monetary resource s are shrinking at the same time that user demand is growing.
ER  -