Rare books section in university libraries: Unknown places of the mexican cultural patrimony

THE SECTION OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS AS PART OF THE MEXICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE HAS SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DETERMINE ITS CONDITIONS OF SAFEGUARD. ORTHER COUNTRIES HAVE DEVELOPED MANY AND IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE ON THE MATERIALS EXISTING IN THESE SECTION, BUT IN MEXICO THIS IS INCOMPLETE AND LIMITED. THE GENERAL PRONLEM OF SAFEGUARDING DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE IS HERE DESCRIBED BY MEANS OF A RESEARCH IN PROGRESS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IN THE UNIVESITY LIBRARIES. WE PRETEND TO UNDERLINE THE COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGE WHICH IN NECESSARY TO HAVE WHIT THE OFFICIAL INSTITUTION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TRANSFORM THE FUTURE OF THESE COLLECTION. DISCUSSION IS MADE OF SOME RELEVANT MATTERS RELATED WITH ONE OF THE MAIN AIMS OF THE SAFEGUARD: THE REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CULTURAL OBJECTS.