Greenville County

Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve. To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama. The Library is a celebration of books as objects,...

From cuneiform, coins, and codices to prints, drawings, photographs, and maps, departments of rare books and special collections are the premier repositories of significant printed and manuscript works and artifacts. Entrusted with the responsibility of preserving the records of history and culture, these institutions enable access to millions of source materials. Berger, a veteran of rare book and special collections, offers a landmark examination...

"Growing open access options, big-deal price pressure, fluid ebook purchasing models. You need a framework for managing the many details of your online material. TERMS -- Techniques for Electronic Resource Management Systems -- gave you one. Now its creators, mining 5 years of notes and with input from many voices in the field, have updated their influential lifecycle model. In six sections you will circle through selection, procurement and licensing,...

The convergence of the Internet with local history archives in public libraries aids researches, gives new tools to librarians and archivists, and points to continued improvements in saving and sharing local history. Phillips provides a comprehensive manual and a guide for anyone who is searching for guidelines for the administration of non-traditional library materials.

"Here is everything you need to promote your library as a center for genealogical study by leveraging your collection to help patrons conduct research on ancestors, document family stories, and archive family heirlooms. Discusses the reference environment and offers tips for strategic planning for local studies. Includes hints of how to assess, organize, discard, or donate family heirlooms. Offers suggestions for caring for family history archives,...