Introduction
Much has changed in the world of special collections and library management since Susan Allen published results of her 1995 survey on the status of special collections at liberal arts colleges.1 In 2001, Judith Panitch published results of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 1998 survey of special collections, but little data in that report addressed staffing requirements, spaces, and attitudes as related to bibliographic instruction.2 In 2004, Anna Allison conducted a thorough survey of some of these issues as well as attitudes toward bibliographic instruction in special collections settings.3 Most recently, Berenbak et al. published the results of . . .
Despite the Electronic Age’s impact on libraries, blurring the lines between brick and mortar and the Web, the value of collecting locally and regionally focused works remains high. Of equal importance is a deeper understanding of the choices which local and regional institutions make when collecting information about their geographical areas. As the use of bibliographies is critical to identifying resources for acquisition, this initial study was accomplished by compiling holdings information in OCLC’s WorldCat for titles listed in three sections of the “North Carolina Bibliography” to gain insight into how North Carolina libraries are collecting both North Carolina authors and state focused materials. This comparison will ascertain how widely held the titles are by both academic and public libraries from across the state and worldwide.
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