Accessing the collections and archives

Special Collections Research & Access - WashU Libraries

Special Collections archival and manuscript finding aids are discoverable on ArchivesSpace, an open-source archives management application with enhanced ...

Providing Access to Your Collection

While there are many risks to providing unlimited access to archival materials, it is critical that they be made available to the viewers of your choice.

Collections and Archives Access

We strive to make our vast national collections accessible, both online and in person, to anyone with a research question related to our collections.

Access to Special Collections and Archives - Rowman & Littlefield

Rossman has reset the concept of Access to allow for a 21st century consideration. ... Rossman's compelling account of the history, theories, and current state of ...

Accessing the Presidential and Vice Presidential Collections

Many collections are publicly available and can be accessed onsite at Presidential Libraries across the country, at the National Archives facilities in the ...

Digitization and access in archives - Hanging Together

Archivists know their users want access to digital collections. This post dives into user research to learn more about what they want.

Access to Your Archive: Make It Easy, Make a Difference

Instead of relying on summary documents, finding aids, and the diligent labor of an authorized user, everyone accessing the collection could search for names, ...

Using Archival Collections - Research Guides - CUNY

Archival collections consist of unpublished pages, either handwritten or typewritten, that are arranged in folders inside archival boxes.

Research Using Special Collections and Archives - LibGuides

Visit Special Collections and Archives website to access the Collections Database, ArchivesSpace, where our finding aids describing archival ...

Rights & Access | About this Collection - Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is making its Web Archives Collection available for educational and research purposes. The Library has obtained permission for the ...

Collections Access Policies | Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Archives provides online access to selected individual images, documents, and oral/video histories. The Archives' Collection Search helps researchers find ...

Using special collections and archives in research: an introduction

This video provides an introduction to special collections and archives and the reasons why they are useful in research.

Special collections access and questioning : r/Libraries - Reddit

This week, I went to a local library to access an item from their special collections. Per thier website, this item was available to the ...

Access in Archives: the Fundamentals - Margot Note Consulting LLC

Access is a set of activities that links primary source materials to the public. Archivists should be able to answer questions about specific collections.

Reducing Barriers to Access in Archival and Special Collections ...

Archives and special collections libraries are not intuitive spaces for users. Barriers, both real and perceived1, exist whenever accessing an archive or ...

Using Special Collections and Archives Abroad - Know Before You Go

A library guide to prepare students doing research and library research abroad or in a new country for the first time

Accessing Digital Materials - Digital Scholarship at the Library of ...

The most straightforward way to find digital collections is through the Library of Congress' search. By default, LOC.gov searches only materials that are ...

Accessing archival material - Guide to Archival Research

Access material in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room · Submit request · Provide photo ID · View the material · Return material to ...

Reducing Barriers to Access in Archival and Special Collections ...

This paper examines barriers to access in archival and special collections environments, discusses the importance of recognizing barriers, and addresses steps ...

Accessing the collections and archives - Te Papa

View the Te Papa Archives. Cost: Free. When: Monday–Friday, by appointment only. Where: Level 3, 169 Tory Street, Wellington.