Revealing treasures

report of an experience in improving the organization, description, and access to special collection and rare books

Abstract

Objective: The Biblioteca de História das Ciências e daSaúde reviewed its procedures for organizing its special collections and rare collections and shares its experience in decision-making, team preparation and actions for the technical processing of these collections. Method: O resultado foi a melhoria da representação descritiva e a racionalização da organização física do acervo e dos processos de trabalho. Results: The result was the improvement of descriptive representation and the rationalization of the physical organization of the collection and work processes. Conclusions: The research contributes to the dissemination of good practices and the production of materials for the management of rare and special collections, offering examples that can help similar institutions in the treatment of these high-value materials