Sunday, April 5, 2009

Competency #7 -- Image

An archive and a special collection in any type of library or location will have varying types of material. I came into this competency hoping I could find an image depicting this. I searched the words archives OR "special collection" on Google Images and came across several images that were reflective of archives and special collections. I found a perfect example of varying types of material from the Business Archives at the University of Glasgow on the Universitas 21 website. Here is the image:

The image above was chosen because it depicts photographs, books, letters, CDs, Floppy Disks, advertising booklets, a company's business register, and various other material. Dealing with the different types of material can be challenging since each requires different care and treatment but the value they bring the researcher makes it all worth it.
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