RARE EPHEMERA FROM BOTH SIDES: A DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AND CURATION CASE STUDY OF RUSSIA (THE SOVIET UNION) AND ASIA [ARTICLE]
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Date
2021-06
Authors
Spencer, George Andrew
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Nazarbayev University Library
Abstract
This paper is a Digital Collections and Curation case study involving several very
rare items that the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Special Collections
has recently acquired. These items are in the process of being converted into open access
digital collections to enhance access for scholars worldwide. The unifying theme of these
materials is rare ephemera representing various stages of Russian-Asian relations.
This paper focuses on the process of acquiring these very rare items, the partnership
between subject specialist bibliographers and special collections librarians in curating these
collections, collaboration with faculty in determining the potential research value and use
cases for the materials, the physical and digital processing of such rare and fragile materials,
the research involved in determining the historical context of the items, metadata creation
in multiple languages, digital infrastructure, and the preservation of the physical originals.
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Type of access: Open Access, EALC, library, Digital Collections and Curation
Citation
Spencer, G.A.(2021, June 29). RARE EPHEMERA FROM BOTH SIDES: A DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AND CURATION CASE STUDY OF RUSSIA (THE SOVIET UNION) AND ASIA [Article]. Nazarbayev University Repository. https://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/5850