Rare Books, Manuscripts, Special Collections, and Archives
ACRL is the source that the higher education community looks to for standards and guidelines on academic libraries.ACRL promulgates standards and guidelines to help libraries, academic institutions, and accrediting agencies understand the components of an excellent library. These standards, guidelines, and model statements are reviewed and updated by the membership on a regular basis.
A listing of ACRL standards and guidelines for Information Rare Books, Manuscripts, Special Collections, and Archves is below. An alphabetical listing of all topic areas is also available. For other ACRL Board-approved documents that are not Standards & Guidelines, go to White Papers & Reports.
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Special Collections, and Archives
Competencies for Special Collections Professionals (July 2008)
Guidelines for Borrowing and Lending Special Collections Materials for Exhibition (January 2005)
Guidelines for the Interlibrary Loan of Rare and Unique Materials (June 2004)
Guidelines for the Security of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Other Special Collections (January 2006)
Guidelines on the Selection and Transfer of Materials from General Collections to Special Collections, (July 2008)
Guidelines Regarding Thefts in Libraries (January 2003)