The days when special collections and archives were hidden away from the public in antiquated rooms or sections of the library are gone. Special collections now require special architectural design.

“It’s like a museum but with no people, and where you have to do all the work.” Developer and internet artist Darius Kazemi (you might know him from his Twitter bots) has a truly nerdy travel habit: ...

THE discussions devoted to the organization and problems of special libraries and information departments have always been among the most popular at the annual conferences of the Association of ...

LIKE academic libraries, special libraries have likewise changed in many ways to keep up with the digital world. Special libraries are more of “connection than collection” these days. The fact that ...

An unheralded category of professional whose physical presence was required in the workplace every day, through the pandemic lockdowns of 2020-2022 was the librarian. Odean Cole Phoenix, technical ...