TY - JOUR
T1 - Curating and Accessing Off-Site Special Collections
T2 - Area Studies Materials and High-Density Storage
AU - Laskowski, Mary S
AU - Lenkart, Joseph James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Published with license by Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - The ongoing growth of academic, public, and special libraries collections around the world, combined with limited physical space and budget constraints, has prompted university administrators and librarians to create and implement plans for storage facilities, often high-density in nature and off-site (not housed in the same building or location as other library materials). This article provides an analysis of area studies materials at the Oak Street Library Facility and the implications for long-term access to and care of vernacular language materials at academic libraries.
AB - The ongoing growth of academic, public, and special libraries collections around the world, combined with limited physical space and budget constraints, has prompted university administrators and librarians to create and implement plans for storage facilities, often high-density in nature and off-site (not housed in the same building or location as other library materials). This article provides an analysis of area studies materials at the Oak Street Library Facility and the implications for long-term access to and care of vernacular language materials at academic libraries.
KW - academic libraries
KW - area studies
KW - collection management
KW - high-density storage
KW - library management
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U2 - 10.1080/01462679.2015.1102113
DO - 10.1080/01462679.2015.1102113
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84946720702
SN - 0146-2679
VL - 40
SP - 207
EP - 218
JO - Collection Management
JF - Collection Management
IS - 4
ER -