The Special Collections Interest Group was established in 2017 to encourage cooperation and partnerships among member libraries. A series of activities was undertaken in 2017 to bring together special collections professionals and libraries, in particular for shared digital collections and expanding professional development.
Activities:
- Collection Profiles gathered from site visits and interviews with administrators of special collections
- ASERL Disaster Response Survey results from an information gathering survey on disaster supplies and response at member institutions
- Shared Exhibit exploring the history of African Americans in the US as part of the 400 Years of African American History Act
The Special Collections Interest Group page is maintained by the co-chairs of the Special Collections Interest Group, Suzan Alteri (University of Florida) and Jessica Perkins Smith (Mississippi State University).
Email aserl-spec-collections@aserl-lists.org to be added to the ASERL Special Collections listserv.
University of Florida Special and Area Studies Collections
University of South Florida Special Collections