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Ambassadors of the Book : Competences and Training for Heritage Librarians / ed. by Raphaële Mouren.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: IFLA Publications ; 160Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2012]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (196 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110301274
  • 9783110301502
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 026.0007 22/ger
LOC classification:
  • Z682.4.S65 A43 2012
  • Z682.4.S65 A53 2012eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. Ambassadors of the Book: The Conference Theme and its Background -- All Books are Equal, but Some Books … Towards a Modern Vision of Special Collections -- Competence Assessment: Challenges for Heritage Librarians -- Twenty-first-Century Librarianship: Training Specialists or Generalists? -- Transience in Old and New Librarianship -- ‘A Great Number of Useful Books’: The National Trust and its Libraries -- Skills, Competences and Training Needs in Digital Preservation and Curation: Results of a DigCurV Survey -- An Unused Resource: Bringing the Study of Bookbindings out of the Ghetto -- Preparing Librarians Technologically for the 21st Century -- Cultural Heritage Education for Librarians in France -- Educating Heritage Librarians on the Pacific Rim: California Rare Book School – the Past, the Present, and the Future -- Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 1: from the Librarian’s Point of View -- Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 2: from the Library School’s Point of View -- Cultural Heritage and IT Competence at the Catholic University, Milan -- Experiential Learning in Historical Bibliography -- The STCV Workshop: Practical Training in Analytical Bibliography for Staff of Heritage Libraries -- Writings and Books: History and Stories to Enhance Rare Book Collections and to Promote Reading -- The Scholar/Librarian Goes Digital: New Times Require New Skills and Aptitudes -- Index of Names and Institutions -- Table of Figures
Summary: What competences are needed for heritage librarians, and how can they be taught? The management of heritage collections requires a unique mix of knowledge and skills, including expertise in preservation and conservation; heritage policies; acquisitions and collection management; bibliographic description; the materiality of books and other collection objects; and the history of libraries. Librarians must also understand the need for open access, the importance of marketing, and the challenges posed by digitization.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. Ambassadors of the Book: The Conference Theme and its Background -- All Books are Equal, but Some Books … Towards a Modern Vision of Special Collections -- Competence Assessment: Challenges for Heritage Librarians -- Twenty-first-Century Librarianship: Training Specialists or Generalists? -- Transience in Old and New Librarianship -- ‘A Great Number of Useful Books’: The National Trust and its Libraries -- Skills, Competences and Training Needs in Digital Preservation and Curation: Results of a DigCurV Survey -- An Unused Resource: Bringing the Study of Bookbindings out of the Ghetto -- Preparing Librarians Technologically for the 21st Century -- Cultural Heritage Education for Librarians in France -- Educating Heritage Librarians on the Pacific Rim: California Rare Book School – the Past, the Present, and the Future -- Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 1: from the Librarian’s Point of View -- Preparing Heritage Librarians to Welcome Readers 2: from the Library School’s Point of View -- Cultural Heritage and IT Competence at the Catholic University, Milan -- Experiential Learning in Historical Bibliography -- The STCV Workshop: Practical Training in Analytical Bibliography for Staff of Heritage Libraries -- Writings and Books: History and Stories to Enhance Rare Book Collections and to Promote Reading -- The Scholar/Librarian Goes Digital: New Times Require New Skills and Aptitudes -- Index of Names and Institutions -- Table of Figures

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What competences are needed for heritage librarians, and how can they be taught? The management of heritage collections requires a unique mix of knowledge and skills, including expertise in preservation and conservation; heritage policies; acquisitions and collection management; bibliographic description; the materiality of books and other collection objects; and the history of libraries. Librarians must also understand the need for open access, the importance of marketing, and the challenges posed by digitization.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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