Lay of the Land: The State of Bibliographic Instruction Efforts in ARL Special Collections Libraries

Abstract

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 . . .