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It is not unusual when practising librarianship, to come across small to medium collections within the library, which because they are different from the main collection, are outside the librarian's experience or are a new type of material not properly managed or exploited. Therefore this volume contains chapters on a range of materials which are united by a certain rarity in the experience of most librarians. It is aimed at those who need to know how to progress from scratch with a collection, but not necessarily to take it into complete specialization. There is information about characteristics of each type of material as well as guidance for their management. A list of further reading is provided and a note of some important collections.

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• Introduction
• Manuscripts
• Out of print books
• Newspapers
• Serials
• Cartographic materials
• Sets
• Ephemera
• Slides, microfilms, microfiches
• Recorded sources, visual and audio
• Index

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Many librarians will come across esoteric kinds of materials in their careers. ``Aimed at those who need to know how to progress from scratch with a collection, but not necessarily to take it into the realm of complete specialization,'' this book provides introductory-level material on how to manage specialized collections such as manuscripts, out-of-print books, newspapers, serials, maps, and more. Chapters contain information on how to buy, catalog and classify, and store and preserve materials. Also included is helpful information on how to control the use of fragile and oftentimes irreplaceable material. Bibliographies for further reading are at the end of many of the chapters. Library students will find this guide useful even though it is written from a British perspective. However, for more in-depth information on specialized collection management, librarians would be better served by consulting one of Neal-Schuman's ``How-To-Do-It'' series or the Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) Clip Notes.-- Anne Liebst, Baker Univ. Lib., Baldwin City, Kan. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Michael Pearce lives in London and is the author of fourteen Mamur Zapt novels, including The Mamur Zapt and the Spoils of Egypt, for which he was awarded the Crime Writers' Association's prestigious Last Laugh Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)