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Exposing Ourselves: A Case Study In Collection Management Software Implementation, Suellyn Lathrop, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel, Nancy Richey
Exposing Ourselves: A Case Study In Collection Management Software Implementation, Suellyn Lathrop, Sue Lynn Mcdaniel, Nancy Richey
The Southeastern Librarian
In the 21st century, libraries are well aware of the problem of hidden collections and so must seek by computer technology to make these “virtually” hidden collections available to our clients in a single, easy-to-use database. The Kentucky Library & Museum (KYLM), which opened in 1939, houses the special collections department of Western Kentucky University Libraries, and holds materials collected from 1919 to the present. Special collection libraries and archives such as the KYLM are known for their diversity of materials including manuscripts, ephemera, institutional records, maps, images, objects, audio and video recordings. These collections are of great research value …