Current Issue: Fall 2020
Research Article
Fall 2020
Picking Up the Pieces: Library Processes and the Theft of Rare Materials
Seppi and Skeem
In October 2018, Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library experienced thefts from its general circulating collection and L. Tom Perry Special Collections. This article explores the literature on theft in special collections and libraries in general, reviews the events that occurred as a case study in dealing with theft ...
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Research Article • Fall 2020
The Past, Present, and Future of Special Collections Library Literature
Melanie Griffin
The field of bibliometrics provides a lens through which to explore how a journal’s environment is shaped by the professionals that contribute to its creation and maintenance. Despite a rich legacy of bibliometric studies in Library and Information Science scholarship more generally ...
Research Article • Fall 2020
No Mere Culinary Curiosities: Using Historical Cookbooks in the Library Classroom
Kathryn G. Matheny
Cookbooks are neglected as information sources and teaching tools in academic libraries, especially for undergraduate learners. Approachable but complex primary sources, they can be examined as a records of people’s food habits ...
Research Article • Spring 2020
Toward Inclusive Outreach: What Special Collections Can Learn from Disability Studies
O’Sullivan and Alexander
Recent statistics suggest that nearly 1 in 5 undergraduate students in the United States report having a disability. Educators and special collections practitioners are thus confronted with a difficult question: What can be done to ensure that these students receive the accessible educational experience they deserve—and that is legally mandated—within our institutions? ...
Research Article • Spring 2020
Early Book Collections and Modern Audiences: Harnessing the Identity/ies of Book Collections as Collective Resources
Tether and Campbell
This article summarizes and contextualizes the discussions of a workshop held at Durham University in November 2018. In this workshop, participants (including academics, students, independent scholars, special and rare books librarians, and archivists) discussed the notion of the collection ...