RULES GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO SPECIAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AS A FORM OF PROTECTING THE MOST VALUABLE ELEMENTS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE


AGNIESZKA FLUDA-KROKOS 
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0934-8965

Afiliacja: Institute of English Studies Faculty of Philology Jagiellonian University; Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences; Scientific Library of the PAAS and the PAS in Cracow,  Polska


Abstrakt

Thesis/Objective – Special collections stored by libraries are some of the most precious elements of cultural heritage. Due to their specific needs and for the purpose of their protection, departments responsible for their storage, processing and securing introduce special rules governing their use, which contain various provisions restricting their availability to readers. The purpose of the article is to present selected rules governing the use of special collections implemented by libraries as a form of protecting such collections. The research results presented here comprise primarily excerpts from the provisions of various rules employed by Polish libraries compared with national libraries in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Research methods – In the study, the method of analysis and critique of sources was used, and the analysed documents were compared. Results and conclusions – All terms governing the provision of access to special collections presented here reflect existing rules and trends related to the protection of the most valuable elements of cultural heritage. Their provisions require their holders and users to make use of safety measures and exercise due caution, so that such artefacts can remain an element of culture for as long as possible, serving as a testament to human achievement. The collection, processing, storage, securing and providing access to special collections requires additional effort and resources – financial resources, as well as personnel. The greatest hazard to these valuable and unique collections is the human factor – failure to observe security regulations, carelessness in providing access and perusal, and lack of any sense of responsibility for the materials being accessed.


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Opublikowane: 2025-10-16



AGNIESZKA FLUDA-KROKOS 
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0934-8965

Afiliacja: Institute of English Studies Faculty of Philology Jagiellonian University; Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences; Scientific Library of the PAAS and the PAS in Cracow,  Polska

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Agnieszka Fluda-Krokos, PhD – director of the Scientific Library of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow, assistant professor at the Institute of English Philology at the Jagiellonian University; graduate of Polish Philology (Jagiellonian University), Scientific Information and Library Science (Pedagogical University) and postgraduate studies in Editing (Pedagogical University), Academy of Heritage (International Cultural Center, Krakow University of Economics), Human Resources Management (Kraków University of Economics). Research interests: historical and contemporary sources of information, special collections, historical book collections, provenance marks (especially bookplates), libraries and information users, digital humanities. Author and editor of over 130 publications, participant and organizer many of scientific conferences.
KEYWORDS: Special collections. Terms and conditions. Sharing. Heritage. Pro-tection.





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