Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham, King's Meadow Campus, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2NR, UK.
Altern Lab Anim. 2009 Dec;37 Suppl 2:107-11. doi: 10.1177/026119290903702S14.
The role of the department of Manuscripts and Special Collections at the University of Nottingham is described, with reference to its early development, growth of collections across all disciplines, and current collection strengths. The professional activities of acquisition, cataloguing and providing access are set in the wider perspective of national standards and expectations of delivery. The recent establishment of the W.M.S. (Bill) and Claire Russell Archive is discussed in this context, with some account of the challenges and opportunities which the archive offers for both curators and researchers.
诺丁汉大学手稿和特藏部的作用,参考其早期发展、跨所有学科的馆藏增长,以及当前的馆藏优势来描述。获取、编目和提供访问的专业活动,置于国家标准和交付期望的更广泛视角下。在此背景下,讨论了最近成立的 W.M.S.(比尔)和克莱尔·拉塞尔档案,档案为馆长和研究人员提供了一些挑战和机遇。