Document Type
Article
Abstract
AN EMBEDDED CURATOR uses his or her physical and virtual presence within a selected community to document that community while simultaneously serving as a resource to it. While the "embedded curator" term may be relatively new to the profession, the practices that inform its implementation are not. Collection development for special collections, particularly for archival materials, has a robust history of debate about the best methods for encouraging and managing gifts.1 Embedded curators require a pragmatic and flexible written collection development policy that values occasional serendipitous acquisitions, as well as a strategic plan to build ongoing collections that focus on . . .
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Recommended Citation
Thomas, Lynne M. "The Embedded Curator: Reexamining the Documentation Strategy of Archival Acquisitions in a Web 2.0 Environment," Rare Books and Manuscripts: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Spring 2012 13:38-48.
Original Citation
Thomas, Lynne M. "The Embedded Curator: Reexamining the Documentation Strategy of Archival Acquisitions in a Web 2.0 Environment," Rare Books and Manuscripts: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Spring 2012 13:38-48.
Department
University Libraries
Legacy Department
University Libraries
ISSN
1529-6407
Language
eng
Publisher
ACRL Publications for American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries
