HOW SPARKLY ARE YOUR
TREASURES?
Demonstrating the impact of Special Collections
Alison CullingfordSpecial Collections, University of BradfordNorthern Collaboration, 15 September 2016
FOR EXAMPLE …
Book catalogued
Object
digitised
Alison uses
object in
talk
Delegates learn something and put into
practice
“The key challenge in Special Collections – in fact, in any part of the academic library - is getting the broader institution to care … Expecting an appreciation of the inherent
goodness of Special Collections won’t carry the day”
(Pritchard, 2012)
WHY IS IMPACT IMPORTANT?
• CILIP Impact Toolkit www.cilip.org.uk/membership/benefits/virtual-learning-environment-vle/impact-toolkit
• When the Data Hits the Fan, simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk and works by this author.
• ALMA UK Toolkits https://almauk.org/working-together/our_activity/economic-impacts
• National Archives and RLUK investigating citations of organisations ...
USEFUL LINKS ETC.
Tweet me: @speccollbradEmail me: [email protected] blog: specialcollectionshandbook.com
Image credits: Marbles, Janine, CC BY ND 2.0Impact diagram, Tanner (2016)Gems, C_Harvey, CC BY ND 2.0Calendar, Tim Green, CC BY 2.0Impact chart, detail of CILIP Toolkit
THANK YOU!