They’re in a Better Place Now: Navigating Collection Transfers

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2023-04-27

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Session 9: Although transferring a collection of materials from one institution to another can be a big undertaking, rehoming it may enhance the accessibility and visibility of the materials, provide a better storage environment, or confer other advantages for one or both institutions. This presentation will address both the practical and philosophical sides of inter-institutional collection transfers. In addition to discussing the logistics and documentation of collection transfers, presenters will talk about why a particular collection move was proposed and accepted, and how it affected staff and researchers. This session will not discuss transfers that are part of scheduled records management activities.

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Jasmine Smith: Rehoming the Reading Eagle; Bethany J. Antos: Being the Better Place: Providing Reference in Transferred Collections; Sandra Glascock: Should it Stay or Should it Go?: Using Reappraisal and Deaccessioning as Collection Management Tools.

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