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The Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Blog posted a futurist idea of the “library as place.” It is a building block that we believe is part of any building project. <\/p>\n

What is the relevance of Special Collections? And how does it relate to the library of the future<\/em>? We believe that Special Collections<\/strong> are part of a laboratory of ideas. Something libraries can offer to enhance their experience. Jennifer Howard states, “Don’t lock your special collections away in neglected corners of the library — use them to teach students about the possibilities and principles of research. Such collections should be put to use as laboratories where students work hands-on with primary documents, incorporate them into original research projects, and even publish the results in institutional repositories.”<\/p>\n

The discussion was held as part of the Coalition for Networked Information<\/a>‘s fall forum. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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