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Objective: to analyse the artistic bindings of the eighteenth-century prints stored in the Historical-artistic Binding Database of the Royal Library, in order to locate the endpapers made with decorated papers, and to classify and describe them according to the proposals of the specialist literature. Methodology: The records from the database were retrieved using the "date" field, and the information is extracted from the "endpapers" and "notes" fields. The reproductions of the endpapers were analysed, identified and described following the classification model of decorated papers inspired by the works of Professor Carpallo Bautista, consisting of five techniques and their variants. Finally, a comparative analysis was carried out. Results: Among the 382 eighteenth-century prints with artistic bindings, ten were located and analysed that include endpapers decorated with xylographic plates, 135 with marbled or mottled papers (with designs corresponding to seven variants), four with paste-glued papers, three with dotted papers, 18 with gold and embossed papers, and four of other kinds such as silver or percaline paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To examine the main aspects of the activity undertaken to conserve the rare book and manuscript collections in the Spanish autonomous communities' fourteen regional libraries. Methodology: Based on a study of the principles and standards used to guide conservation activities in the preservation of rare book and manuscript collections, a questionnaire comprising 39 questions in seven sections was administered to the libraries in question between November 2018 and January 2019. The questionnaire assessed how the libraries managed their conservation activities and compared their performance using two reference models: the UNESCO Library and the Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias Españolas (Spanish University Libraries Network, REBIUN). Results: The study showed the following: six libraries use in-house regulations to guide their conservation activities; eight adopt regulations or standards published by an external authority; sve have a preventive preservation plan; ten employ closed book boxes made of acid-free board to store pamphlets and other special, small-format materials; ten control the artiscial lighting of their holdings; thirteen control humidity levels; twelve have general protocols for users wishing to consult the library and nine, book handling protocols; thirteen conduct digitisation activities; and two have restoration plans. The libraries were also classised by their degree of observance of the guidelines of the two reference networks, the UNESCO/PERSIST Guidelines (the regional libraries in the autonomous communities of Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Galicia and Madrid, amongst others) and REBIUN's Normas (the regional libraries in Castilla and León, Catalonia, Extremadura and Murcia, amongst others) and by their conservation policy as this is retected in their answers in the questionnaire r (Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid, amongst others). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectius. Analitzar els elements i recursos al servei de la promoció de les col.leccions de llibres antics de les biblioteques espanyoles, a través de l'estudi dels seus llocs web. Metodologia. Estudi previ de l'estat de la qüestió i localització dels llocs web utilitzant diferents directoris de biblioteques. Selecció dels recursos tenint en compte dos aspectes: recursos clàssics de comunicació audiovisual i recursos característics del web social. Resultats. 53 biblioteques disposen d'algun tipus de recurs, que identifiquem i descrivim. Dels recursos audiovisuals, els més difosos són les exposicions virtuals (16 biblioteques), les imatges fotogràfiques (9 biblioteques) i els vídeos (7 biblioteques). Dels recursos propis del web social, destaquen la sindicació de continguts (24 biblioteques), les xarxes socials (14 biblioteques) i els blogs (9 biblioteques). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]