Archives and special collections: A guide to resources on the web
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2003-03-01
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Zanish-Belcher, Tanya
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Special Collections and University Archives
The Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives collects, preserves, and shares documentation of the experiences, achievements, and memories of people and organizations reflecting the university's major research areas, with a special commitment to documenting the history of the university. Supporting the land-grant ideals of putting science, technology and human creativity to work, we strive to enrich learning and encourage investigation by a diverse community of users.
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Digital access and the Web have altered the , landscape of archives and special collections permanently and allowed increasing numbers of users to locate ard access archives and other rare materials. Throughout history, documents, manuscripts, and rare books were rese~ ed for an in-house elite number of scholars. Now there are no limits, except time and expense; on primary resources being made available electronically worldwide.
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This article is from C&RL News (March 2003): 163–166. Posted with permission.
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