Stamps as an information source in the National Library of Turkey

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Anameriç H.

LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS & TECHNICAL SERVICES, cilt.30, sa.1-2, ss.117-127, 2006 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 1-2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.lcats.2006.07.018
  • Dergi Adı: LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS & TECHNICAL SERVICES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-127
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: stamp, stamp cataloging, philatelic collection, philatelic material, Turkish stamps, National Library of Turkey, Turkish National Library of Turkey stamp collection, Ottoman postage stamps
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Stamps, like any other non-book material such as banknotes, coins, posters, and maps, serve as recording media and source for information that illustrates the social, commercial, political, cultural, historical, and artistic aspects of a society in their own unique style. Using short and abstract text, color graphics and symbols on a limited surface area to communicate its contents is the key attribute that differentiates stamp from other non-book material. For this unique attribute, the stamp can be deemed both as a communication tool and a work of art. Conversely, stamp and other philatelic material in Turkey are largely regarded as collection materials rather than being a source for information. This study aims at performing a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the stamp collection at the National Library of Turkey as well as providing information on cataloging and maintaining of stamps and offering them to the attention of the public to stress the importance of stamps as a source for information rather than just a collection material. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.