You know that cupboard of rather snazzy locked cupboard of old books sitting out the back…. the one you occasionally open up, smile at, think these are proper books and say to yourself “one day someone is going to be very happy we have these”. You know the ones, the stuff that is not quite 100% relevant, but were collected by a local big-wig a good few years ago and were in pride of place in the 1960s. Well, this is the opportunity to let people know about it and hopefully help to find those specialist readers.
The guys in the Rare Books & Special Collections Group have re-started their directory of specialist collection and they want to know about our collections. As the editor says “local studies collections are special collections par excellence” (flattery gets you everywhere). Not only do they want to know about our core local studies collections, but it is a great place to add a line on each of those collections hidden in the locked cabinets, no matter if they are beautifully catalogued or not.
However, time is getting short. Entries close by the end of the month.
For information on how to complete your entry, contact the editor, Dr Karen Attar, at RareBooksDirectory@outlook.com.
CILIP Local Studies Group 