New roles for special collections on the network

College and Research Libraries

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 232-239

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DOI: 10.5860/crl.59.3.232     Document Type: Article

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1. This article refers to "books" as shorthand for the many different kinds of artifactual objects in libraries and special collections, including manuscripts, broadsides, pamphlets, journals, sheet music, recordings, photographs, and the like. The general point, mutatis mutandis, holds for all of them.
2. See the dust jackets in any contemporary bookstore. For the scene 200 years ago, see George Crabbe (1754-1832), "The Library" (1808): ...Lo! all in silence, all in order stand, And mighty folios first, a lordly band; Then quartos their well-ordered ranks maintain, And light octaves fill a spacious plain. See yonder, ranged in more frequented rows, A humbler band of duodecimos.
3. For example, see D. F. McKenzie on the shift in Congreve editions from quarto to octavo. The new format and the addition of stage directions, italic, and decorations signaled a change in how author and publisher intended the work to be taken by its audience, and thus the shift in sensibility now referred to as the shift from Restoration to Georgian; "Typography and Meaning: The Case of William Congreve," in Buch und Buchhandel in Europa im achtzehnten Jahrhundert, eds. Giles Barber and Bernhard Fabian (Hamburg, 1981), 81-125. McKenzie's work is cited in Robert Darnton, The Kiss of Lamourette (New York: W. W. Norton, 1990), 132 and 184.
4. For example, see D. F. McKenzie on the shift in Congreve editions from quarto to octavo. The new format and the addition of stage directions, italic, and decorations signaled a change in how author and publisher intended the work to be taken by its audience, and thus the shift in sensibility now referred to as the shift from Restoration to Georgian; "Typography and Meaning: The Case of William Congreve," in Buch und Buchhandel in Europa im achtzehnten Jahrhundert, eds. Giles Barber and Bernhard Fabian (Hamburg, 1981), 81-125. McKenzie's work is cited in Robert Darnton, The Kiss of Lamourette (New York: W. W. Norton, 1990), 132 and 184.
5. For examples, see Roger Chartier, The Order of Books (Stanford, Calif.: University Pr., 1994), and Anthony Grafton, "Is the History of Reading a Marginal Enterprise? Guillaume Budé and His Books," Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 91 (June 1997): 39-57. See especially Roger Stoddard, ed., Marks in Books, Illustrated and Explained (Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1984), and the December, 1997, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America devoted to the 1997 Marks in Books Conference of the BSA. For a more general introduction, see Robert Darnton, "What Is the History of the Book?" in The Kiss of Lamourette (New York: W. W. Norton, 1990).
6. For examples, see Roger Chartier, The Order of Books (Stanford, Calif.: University Pr., 1994), and Anthony Grafton, "Is the History of Reading a Marginal Enterprise? Guillaume Budé and His Books," Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 91 (June 1997): 39-57. See especially Roger Stoddard, ed., Marks in Books, Illustrated and Explained (Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1984), and the December, 1997, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America devoted to the 1997 Marks in Books Conference of the BSA. For a more general introduction, see Robert Darnton, "What Is the History of the Book?" in The Kiss of Lamourette (New York: W. W. Norton, 1990).
7. For examples, see Roger Chartier, The Order of Books (Stanford, Calif.: University Pr., 1994), and Anthony Grafton, "Is the History of Reading a Marginal Enterprise? Guillaume Budé and His Books," Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 91 (June 1997): 39-57. See especially Roger Stoddard, ed., Marks in Books, Illustrated and Explained (Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1984), and the December, 1997, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America devoted to the 1997 Marks in Books Conference of the BSA. For a more general introduction, see Robert Darnton, "What Is the History of the Book?" in The Kiss of Lamourette (New York: W. W. Norton, 1990).
8. For examples, see Roger Chartier, The Order of Books (Stanford, Calif.: University Pr., 1994), and Anthony Grafton, "Is the History of Reading a Marginal Enterprise? Guillaume Budé and His Books," Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 91 (June 1997): 39-57. See especially Roger Stoddard, ed., Marks in Books, Illustrated and Explained (Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1984), and the December, 1997, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America devoted to the 1997 Marks in Books Conference of the BSA. For a more general introduction, see Robert Darnton, "What Is the History of the Book?" in The Kiss of Lamourette (New York: W. W. Norton, 1990).
9. For examples, see Roger Chartier, The Order of Books (Stanford, Calif.: University Pr., 1994), and Anthony Grafton, "Is the History of Reading a Marginal Enterprise? Guillaume Budé and His Books," Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 91 (June 1997): 39-57. See especially Roger Stoddard, ed., Marks in Books, Illustrated and Explained (Cambridge: Houghton Library, 1984), and the December, 1997, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America devoted to the 1997 Marks in Books Conference of the BSA. For a more general introduction, see Robert Darnton, "What Is the History of the Book?" in The Kiss of Lamourette (New York: W. W. Norton, 1990).
10. The classic example is Charlton Hinman's The Printing and Proof-reading of the First Folio of Shakespeare, 2 vols. (Oxford: Clarendon Pr., 1963). A briefer version is his introduction to the Norton Facsimile, The First Folio of Shakespeare (New York: Norton, 1968). For more on analytic and descriptive bibliography in this tradition, see the works of G. Thomas Tanselle, for example, in almost any of the annual volumes of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia.
11. The classic example is Charlton Hinman's The Printing and Proof-reading of the First Folio of Shakespeare, 2 vols. (Oxford: Clarendon Pr., 1963). A briefer version is his introduction to the Norton Facsimile, The First Folio of Shakespeare (New York: Norton, 1968). For more on analytic and descriptive bibliography in this tradition, see the works of G. Thomas Tanselle, for example, in almost any of the annual volumes of the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia.
12. Preserving Digital Information: Final Report and Recommendations (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access/Research Libraries Group, 1996). Available in print and on the Web at: 〈URL:http://www.rlg.org/ArchTF/〉.
13. "In this new world, preservation means copying, not physical preservation." Michael Lesk, Preservation of New Technology: A Report of the Technology Assessment Advisory Committee to the Commission on Preservation and Access (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access, 1992), 13; also at: 〈URL:http://clir.stanford.edu/cpa/reports/lesk2.html〉. See also Clifford A. Lynch, "The Integrity of Digital Information: Mechanics and Definitional Issues," Journal of the American Society for Information Science 45 (1994): 737-44; Peter S. Graham, Intellectual Preservation: Electronic Preservation of the Third Kind (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access, 1994); also at: 〈URL:http://aultnis.rutgers.edu/texts/cpaintpres.html〉.
14. "In this new world, preservation means copying, not physical preservation." Michael Lesk, Preservation of New Technology: A Report of the Technology Assessment Advisory Committee to the Commission on Preservation and Access (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access, 1992), 13; also at: 〈URL:http://clir.stanford.edu/cpa/reports/lesk2.html〉. See also Clifford A. Lynch, "The Integrity of Digital Information: Mechanics and Definitional Issues," Journal of the American Society for Information Science 45 (1994): 737-44; Peter S. Graham, Intellectual Preservation: Electronic Preservation of the Third Kind (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access, 1994); also at: 〈URL:http://aultnis.rutgers.edu/texts/cpaintpres.html〉.
15. "In this new world, preservation means copying, not physical preservation." Michael Lesk, Preservation of New Technology: A Report of the Technology Assessment Advisory Committee to the Commission on Preservation and Access (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access, 1992), 13; also at: 〈URL:http://clir.stanford.edu/cpa/reports/lesk2.html〉. See also Clifford A. Lynch, "The Integrity of Digital Information: Mechanics and Definitional Issues," Journal of the American Society for Information Science 45 (1994): 737-44; Peter S. Graham, Intellectual Preservation: Electronic Preservation of the Third Kind (Washington, D.C.: Commission on Preservation and Access, 1994); also at: 〈URL:http://aultnis.rutgers.edu/texts/cpaintpres.html〉.
16. Patricia M. Battin noted the need for preservation decisions at digital creation in the 1992-93 Annual Report of the Commission on Preservation and Access, p. 3. The archiving community has emphasized "life-cycle" treatment of records to assure preservation, and this approach is now appearing in digital archiving discussions; see e.g. Neil Beagrie and Daniel Greenstein's upcoming Digital Collections: Developing a Strategic Policy Framework for the Creation and Presentation of Digital Resources (London: Arts and Humanities Date Service, draft of March 9, 1998).
17. Abby Smith has summarized the value of the acces and preservation role in "Special Collections Stake Their Claim in the Electronic Age," CLIR Issues, (March/April 1998): 1.
18. For an outstanding introduction to these topics, see Anne R. Kenney and Stephen Chapman, Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives (Ithaca, N.Y: Cornell Univ. Library, 1996). Proposal responses by many libraries to the Ameritech/LC grant sponsorship are examples of what is noted in this paragraph. In contrast, see the recent statement by the Society of American Archivists, "The mere potential for increased access to a digitized collection does not add value to an underutilized collection. It is a rare collection of digital files indeed that can justify the cost of a comprehensive migration strategy without factoring in the larger intellectual context of related digital files stored elsewhere and their combined uses for research and scholarship," Statement on the Preservation of Digitized Reproductions (June 9, 1997), 〈URL:http:// www.archivists.org/governance/resolutions/digitize.html〉.
19. For an outstanding introduction to these topics, see Anne R. Kenney and Stephen Chapman, Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives (Ithaca, N.Y: Cornell Univ. Library, 1996). Proposal responses by many libraries to the Ameritech/LC grant sponsorship are examples of what is noted in this paragraph. In contrast, see the recent statement by the Society of American Archivists, "The mere potential for increased access to a digitized collection does not add value to an underutilized collection. It is a rare collection of digital files indeed that can justify the cost of a comprehensive migration strategy without factoring in the larger intellectual context of related digital files stored elsewhere and their combined uses for research and scholarship," Statement on the Preservation of Digitized Reproductions (June 9, 1997), 〈URL:http:// www.archivists.org/governance/resolutions/digitize.html〉.
20. Kevin Kiernan, "Digital Preservation, Restoration, and Dissemination of Medieval Manuscripts," (1993), 〈URL:http://www.uky.edu/~dhart/dhart.html〉, and "The Electronic Beowulf" (The British Library, 1995), 〈URL:http://www.uky.edu/~kiernan/BL/kportico.html〉.
21. Kevin Kiernan, "Digital Preservation, Restoration, and Dissemination of Medieval Manuscripts," (1993), 〈URL:http://www.uky.edu/~dhart/dhart.html〉, and "The Electronic Beowulf" (The British Library, 1995), 〈URL:http://www.uky.edu/~kiernan/BL/kportico.html〉.
22. See the pilot project developed by Wendell Piez and others at the Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities (CETH) of Rutgers and Princeton, "The William Elliot Griffis Collection Electronic Access Project," (1996), at 〈URL:http://www.ceth.rutgers.edu/projects/griffis/ project.htm〉. The project uses SGML DTD's both for Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).
23. Terry Belanger, The Future of Rare Book Libraries (Columbia University School of Library Service, Book Arts Press: 1991 Malkin Lecture; text available from Dec. 16, 1991, archive of ExLibris, message from: terry@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu, subject: Malkin Lecture).