- Title
- Heritage Collections Description Project
- Description
- The development of a methodology to describe, in a standardised fashion, the Library’s special collections, their history, significance, and immediate and future needs; and to gather the necessary data. The completed description matrix will be used to determine each collection’s space, funding, preservation, digitisation, and other requirement.
- Status
- Completed
- Start date
- December 2002
- Completion date
- June 2006
- Abstract
- Lack of standardised information about Dunedin Public Libraries’ numerous special collections made planning and the allocation of space, funding, and other resources difficult. A methodology to document the collections’ history, significance, valuation, disaster response rating, and other characteristics was developed and the relevant information collected. The availability of standardised data will facilitate the analysis of collection needs, help staff to identify priorities, and generally aid future collection management.
- Key Words
- « | Heritage Materials | »,
« | Special Collections | »,
« | Rare Books | »,
« | McNab New Zealand Room | »,
« | Reed Rare Books Collection | ».
- Publications
- Enter publications here.
- Researcher(s)
- Linda Geddes
Head of Collection Services
Dunedin Public Libraries
Barbara FrameCollection Development Librarian
Dunedin Public Libraries
