   
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Section
Strategic Plan
2004-2005
Mission
The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section provides a forum for discussion, and exchange of information, on matters of particular concern to rare book and manuscript librarians, including collection, preservation, bibliographic control of, and access to such materials, in all types of libraries.
Goals
1. Promote the understanding of the significance of rare books and manuscripts for scholarly research, and as part of the heritage of civilization, in an international context.
(Professional priorities: (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (g) Preserving our intellectual heritage)
(President's themes: Advocacy; Partnerships and Alliances)
2. Develop international standards in the field of rare book and manuscript librarianship, and publish directories and bibliographies and build up sources of information which will assist rare book and manuscript librarians in their work.
(Professional priorities: (d) Providing unrestricted access to information; (f) Promoting resource sharing;(g) Preserving our intellectual heritage; (h) Developing library professionals; (i) Promoting standards, guidelines and best practice)
(President's themes: Partnerships and Alliances; Continuing Professional Development)
Actions (These relate to both of the above mentioned goals)
- Continuation of existing projects:
The following projects will continue during the period:
- Collecting samples of policies for loans to exhibitions and content analysis.
- Discussion of related security aspects.
- Publish a guide to best practices.
- Collecting samples of policies and standards for digitisation and content analysis.
- Newsletter and Brochure:
- The section issues a newsletter edited with kind help from the Staats bibliothek zu Berlin.
- A new brochure was published in 2001 in the official IFLA languages. We will now revise it, and we will be working with a wider dissemination and updating information about the section.
- Programmes for IFLA conference in Buenos Aires, 2004:
- Buenos Aires: Migration and reunification of collections (programme).
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