We have an
interesting situation in our special collections department. A
"collection" of photocopies of a particular author's writings (primarily journal
articles) has been created and maintained for a number of years. These are
not off-prints- just photocopies of the published article that he sends to us
upon publication. Over time, a colleague of mine has been placing the
items in a box identified only by the author's name. While I'm of the
opinion to toss this "collection," there is reasonable argument for keeping the
articles since they relate to our primary collecting focus. My question,
for those of you who've encountered similar quandaries (or who just have a good
opinion!), is: What's the best way for providing access to the individual
articles within the collection? Our cataloguer is adamant about not
cataloguing the items individually, and I am wont to
agree. Additionally, we do not (currently) have a website for
posting an electronic finding aid. Any thoughts?
Thanks in
advance,
tomaro
Tomaro I. Taylor, M.A.,
C.A.
Special Collections/Latin American & Caribbean
Studies
USF Tampa Library
4202 East Fowler Avenue, LIB122
Tampa, FL 33620-5400
(813) 974-5750
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