Making Okavango Research Institute Library's special collections accessible: From 2006 to date

<p dir="ltr">This paper describes eff orts to preserve long-term priceless archival resources by making them accessible while ensuring that they are preserved in their original format, using Okavango Research Institute (ORI) Library’s special collections as a case study. The depth of these collections, their acquisition and appraisal processes to determine their significance to the library are described, as well as steps that were followed in integrating them in the library’s collections. Special collections are often produced informally and stored in environments determined by the personal resources of the collectors</p>