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Belanger, Terry – Library Trends, 2003
Includes a 1991 lecture on the future of rare book libraries and a commentary from 2003. Topics include paper-based collections versus electronic resources; changes in general research libraries; budget shortages; changing priorities; reformatting library materials; and education for rare books and special collections librarians. (LRW)
Descriptors: Budgets, Futures (of Society), Library Collections, Library Education

Hewitt, Joe A.; Panitch, Judith M. – Library Trends, 2003
Reviews the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) activities regarding special collections. Highlights include local and collaborative approaches; budget pressures; access to special collections; digitization programs; recruiting qualified staff; results of a survey of ARL special collections; and the need for ongoing statistics for special…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgets, Higher Education