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Teycannotreplacethephysicalpresentation,whichprovidesintellectualand
spiritualexperiencethankstothepossibilityofdirectcontactwiththeoriginal
publication,manuscript,musicautograph,drawing,orprint.
Tedigitisationofthesecollectionsisanotherissue.Ithastofulfilatleast
twotasks:documentingandpreservingtheoriginalobjectsandinformation
aboutthem,aswellasensuringthewideavailabilityofresourcesandprovid-
ingservicestotheusers(byvariousmethodsandmeans),inaccordancewith
theIFLA/UNESCOguidelinesof1994:uTepubliclibrary,thelocalgatewayto
knowledge,providesabasicconditionforlifelonglearning,independentdecision-
-makingandculturaldevelopmentoftheindividualandsocialgroups”.
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Tepro-
gressingvirtualisationofcollectionscontributestoagradualbutfundamental
changeintheperceptionandunderstandingofthetasksoflibrariesandmuseums
inthecontextoftheexpectationsofmodernaudiences.Tankstothereachof
theInternet,virtualresourcesareaccessibleglobally,intheformofmeta-objects
ofeducational,scientific,andculturalvalue.Anotherissue,intermsofmethods,
isthedevelopmentofprinciplesforcomprehensivepreservationandthescopeof
conservationwork.Teyofenenableadditionalstudies,expandingtheresults
ofcomplexdescriptionandcataloguingofthecollection.
ConclusionsandRecommendations
Tespecificcharacterandvarietyof19th-centuryhistoricalcollectionsin
culturalinstitutionsfostertheadoptionofindividualsolutionsconcerningboth
theirstorage,cataloguing,circulation,andtheirlocalisationwithinthestructure
ofagiveninstitution.Tereisnouniversalsystemandrulesfordevelopingcol-
lectionsofthistype(andthereprobablycannotbe),mainlyduetotheirdiversity.
However,itisworthadoptingandapplyingsomeuniversalguidelinescreated
forspecificgroupsofobjects.Oneoftheprioritytasksshouldthereforebethe
developmentofgoodstandards,basedonpastexperience,goodpractices,or
legalregulations.Imeanherethekindofrecommendationsdevelopedbyvarious
bodies,liketheICOMPoland,theConferenceofDirectorsofPolishAcademic
Libraries,theInternationalAdvisoryCommitteeofKeepersofPublicCollections
ofGraphicArt,ortheConsortiumofEuropeanResearchLibraries.Tepointis
toindicateoptimalsolutions(concerningconservation,organisation,research),
whichcanbeusedbydińerentinstitutionsgathering19th-centurycollections.Itis
obviousthattheseinstitutionsvaryintheirformalandlegalaspectsaswellas
thescopeoftheircollections;therefore,noteveryrecommendationincluded
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mePublicLibraryService:theIFLA/UNESCOGuidelinesforDevelopment,ed.byPhilipGill,
K.G.Saur,München,2001.
