Closing a college library / edited by Amber Hunt, Elizabeth Ruane, and Stephanie Sopka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt, Amber, editor.

Contributor:

Ruane, Elizabeth, editor.

Sopka, Stephanie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic libraries--Administration.

Academic libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 pages)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Association of College & Research Libraries, 2024.

Summary:

Closing a College Library offers firsthand accounts of closing a library from different institutions of higher education, with practical tips, checklists, and sample documents, questions to ask yourself as you move through the process, and lessons learned. It provides effective practices for the immediate needs that arise when a library is facing closure, from preparing the building to rehoming special collections and archives to transferring electronic resources.

Contents:

A tale of two libraries / Nancy Hoover

Closing the library that never closed / Amber Hunt, Elizabeth Ruane, Stephanie Sopka

"If you can keep you head when all about you": Marlboro College Archives and Special Collections / Megan O'Loughlin

Supporting special collections and archives work in a college closure / Estavan Montaño and Samantha Sundquist

Conclusion

Appendixes. To-do list for closures ; Sample deed of gift ; Sample partnership memorandum ; Weeding a merging library checklist.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

979-88-925-5606-4