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Special Collections At The United States International University Library In Kenya: Strategies For Development And Implementation, Michele Gibney Jul 2008

Special Collections At The United States International University Library In Kenya: Strategies For Development And Implementation, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

Due to the completion of a brand-new library building at the United States International University (USIU) in Nairobi, Kenya, opportunities for collection development at the library have appeared. This paper outlines three strategies for taking advantage of the special collections holdings and developing them over time. The authors provide research on creating an Africana collection, a United Nations (U.N.) Depository, and a UNESCO Memory of the World Program digital archive. These efforts are aimed at increasing indigenous knowledge and raising the profile of the university internationally. The global implications of this project dovetail with the university’s stated mission of expanding …


Colecciones Especiales: Usf's Documentary Heritage Of Tampa's Immigrant Communities, Tomaro I. Taylor Apr 2008

Colecciones Especiales: Usf's Documentary Heritage Of Tampa's Immigrant Communities, Tomaro I. Taylor

Academic Services Faculty and Staff Publications

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Colecciones Especiales: Usf's Documentary Heritage Of Tampa's Immigrant Communities, Tomaro I. Taylor Apr 2008

Colecciones Especiales: Usf's Documentary Heritage Of Tampa's Immigrant Communities, Tomaro I. Taylor

Tomaro I. Taylor

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