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crln-8084	American Library Association, 	Guidelines on the selection and transfer of materials from general collections to special collections: Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, July 2008	2008	8	.pdf	application/pdf	4336	190	42	Library materials with qualifying characteristics for which there is wide, but not always unanimous, agreement include: a. decorated end papers, unbound plates, vellum or publisher’s bindings, and book jackets (examples of physical characteristics related to the publication process); b. library materials with signifi cant prov­ enance or evidence of association; c. fine press editions; d. valuable maps, original art, original photographs,4 or plates—especially plates with hand­applied or lithographed color—ei­ ther as issued or as part of extra­illustrated volumes; e. broadsides, posters, and printed ephem­ era (examples of library materials in special formats); f. materials having local interest, about local history, or by local authors; g. in­depth, subject­specifi c collections; h. books in unusual formats, erotica, or materials that are difficult to replace (exam­ ples of library materials requiring security); i. books with moveable parts, pop­up books, books having nonstandard sizes or shapes (examples of library materials with artistic and/or unique structural character­ istics); j. items for which five or fewer copies are reported in the national online bibliographic database (OCLC WorldCat) or items for which only one copy is held in the geographic re­ gion (examples of library materials that are scarce or rare); k. limited editions and small press runs; l. custom­produced books and handmade books; m. books and other objects made out of unusual materials; n. scrapbooks or photograph albums; o. handwritten or typed materials. For a list of publicly reported thefts of rare books and other special collections materials, see Rare Books and Manuscripts Section.	cache/crln-8084.pdf	txt/crln-8084.txt