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The Vertical File: An Overview and Guide

Dorothy S. Jacobs

Collection Building

ISSN: 0160-4953

Article publication date: 1 January 1993

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Abstract

Call it a vertical file, an information file, a pamphlet file, or give it any one of a number of more creative titles. Regardless of its name, this file is likely to be the place in your library that will offer the best and most workable storage for what are commonly called “ephemeral materials.” Such materials include pamphlets, documents, clippings or photocopies from newspapers or magazines, newsletters, annual reports, flyers, maps, charts, pictures, posters, or occasional sample periodicals, any or all of which may be relevant to your library's collection.

Citation

Jacobs, D.S. (1993), "The Vertical File: An Overview and Guide", Collection Building, Vol. 12 No. 1/2, pp. 3-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023323

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1993, MCB UP Limited

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