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Libraries |
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Closed stacks
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Open stacks
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Collect original, un-published material (e.g. letters)
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Collect published material (e.g. books, journals)
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Material is organized according to the way in which the collector organized his/her collection (original order) |
Material is organized within a classification system such as Library of Congress call numbers |
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Unique material (records)
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Other copies of the material may be available in other libraries
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Group of material is described on a number of different levels within the fonds: fonds level, series level and item level
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Material is described on an individual level (e.g catalogue record for a single book)
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Items do not circulate; you cannot take the material home
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Items circulate: you may take the material home
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You search for materials on your subject using finding aids (listing of everything in the fonds)
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You search for materials on your subject using an online catalogue
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