12005

12005

General Session - Conference Presentation Only (20 minutes, no formal paper)

Joseph Dudley, Bryant & Stratton College, Cleveland Downtown Campus, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, jmdudley@bryantstratton.edu
 * Building Online Special Collections for the Bryant & Stratton College Virtual Library**

Traditionally, special collections have been composed of materials separated from general library collections for use by specific patron groups. The proposed presentation will discuss the development of several digital and virtual special collections created as part of the Bryant & Stratton College Virtual Library in order to serve the information needs of specific sub-groups of patrons within the Bryant & Stratton College four-state community. The library holds special collections meant to serve students engaged in database research, students using the Career Services office at the Cleveland Downtown campus, faculty at all campus locations, and librarians at all campus locations. The proposed presentation will address the design and implementation of the Printable Handouts by Database collection, Career Services Newsletter Archive collection, Faculty Research and Planning Grid collection, Pathfinder Archive collection, Virtual Librarians’ Office collection, Faculty Resources collection, and the Caring+ Bibliography Archive collection. Attendees will be encouraged to share their thoughts on how the development of such special collections has benefitted their academic communities.

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