Libraries And Archives

Author : Suzanne M. Stauffer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781538118917

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Libraries, Archives, and Museums by Suzanne M. Stauffer Pdf

This is the first book to consider the development of all three cultural heritage institutions – libraries, archives, and museums – and their interactions with society and culture from ancient history to the present day in Western Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The text explores the social and cultural role of these institutions in the societies that created them, as well as the political, economic and social influences on their mission, philosophy, and services and how those changed throughout time. The work provides a thorough background in the topic for graduate students and professionals in the fields of library and information science, archival studies, and museum resource management, preservation, and administration. Arranged chronologically, the story begins with the temple libraries of ancient Sumer, followed the growth and development of governmental and private libraries in ancient Greece and Rome, the influence of Asia and Islam on Western library development, the role of Christianity in the preservation of ancient literature as well as the skills of reading and writing during the Middle Ages, and the coming of the Renaissance and the rise of the university library. It continues by tracing the gradual division between archives and libraries and the growth of governmental and private libraries as independent institutions during and after the Renaissance and through the Enlightenment, and the development of public and private museums from the “cabinets of curiousities” of private collectors beginning in the 17th century. Individual chapters explore the further growth and development of libraries, archives, and museums in the 19th and 20th centuries, exploring the public library and public museum movements of those centuries, as well as the rise of the governmental and institutional archive. The final chapter discusses the growing collaboration between and even convergence of these institutions in the 21st century and the impact of modern information technology, and makes predictions about the future of all three institutions.

Author : Sas Mays
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0815346840

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Libraries, Literatures, and Archives by Sas Mays Pdf

Not only does the library have a long and complex history and politics, but it has an ambivalent presence in Western culture - both a site of positive knowledge and a site of error, confusion, and loss. Nevertheless, in literary studies and in the humanities, including book history, the figure of the library remains in many senses under-researched. This collection brings together established and up-and-coming researchers from a number of practices - literary and cultural studies, gender studies, book history, philosophy, visual culture, and contemporary art -with an effective historical sweep ranging from the time of Sumer to the present day. In the context of the rise of archive studies, this book attends specifically and meta-critically to the figure of the library as a particular archival form, considering the traits that constitute (or fail to constitute) the library as institution or idea, and questions its relations to other accumulative modes, such as the archive in its traditional sense, the museum, or the filmic or digital archive. Across their diversity, and in addition to their international standard of research and writing, each chapter is unified by commitment to analyzing the complex cultural politics of the library form.

Author : Tomas Lidman
Publisher : Chandos Pub
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1843346427

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Libraries and Archives by Tomas Lidman Pdf

Despite the fact that they have different legal statuses, legal frameworks, and operational workflows, some politicians and bureaucrats think that there is much to gain if libraries and archives work closely together or even merge. Veteran archivist and librarian Tomas Lidman analyzes the facts and arguments behind a growing debate as to what extent libraries and archives are fulfilling the same missions. Offering a simple but comprehensive background to explain the key issues, this book stimulates debate, brings forth valuable facts, and presents scenarios for the future as libraries and archives approach the digital crossroads. Focusing on national libraries and national and regional archives from an international point of view, this book provides librarians and archivists with the history and facts they need to better inform their decisions.

Author : Christine M. Angel,Caroline Fuchs
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110395990

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Organization, Representation and Description through the Digital Age by Christine M. Angel,Caroline Fuchs Pdf

Cataloging standards practiced within the traditional library, archive and museum environments are not interoperable for the retrieval of objects within the shared online environment. Within today’s information environments, library, archive and museum professionals are becoming aware that all information objects can be linked together. In this way, information professionals have the opportunity to collaborate and share data together with the shard online cataloging environment, the end result being improved retrieval effectiveness. But the adaptation has been slow: Libraries, archives and museums are still operating within their own community-specific cataloging practices. This book provides a historical perspective of the evolution of linking devices within the library, archive, and museums environments, and captures current cataloging practices in these fields. It offers suggestions for moving beyond community-specific cataloging principles and thus has the potential of becoming a springboard for further conversation and the sharing of ideas.

Author : Justine Cotton,David Sharron
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781780632575

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Engaging Students with Archival and Digital Resources by Justine Cotton,David Sharron Pdf

Aimed at professional librarians and archivists, this book explores connecting students and faculty with the archival and digital collections of the university’s library and archives. Academic research has been forever changed by the digitization of books, journals, and archival collections. As university libraries and archives move forward in the digital era, it is essential to assess the research needs of users and develop innovative methods to demonstrate the value of collections and services. This book provides librarians and archivists with the tools to develop a robust workshop program aimed at connecting students with archival and digital collections. Provides practical guidelines and detailed lesson plans Based on the collaboration between an experienced archivist and liaison librarian Offers innovative ideas for connecting with faculty members

Author : Patricia Demers,Toni Samek
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781487505271

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Minds Alive by Patricia Demers,Toni Samek Pdf

Minds Alive explores the enduring role and intrinsic value of libraries, archives, and public institutions in the digital age. Featuring international contributors, this volume delves into libraries and archives as institutions and institutional partners, the professional responsibilities of librarians and archivists, and the ways in which librarians and archivists continue to respond to the networked age, digital culture, and digitization. The endless possibilities and robust importance of libraries and archives are at the heart of this optimistic collection. Topics include transformations in the networked digital age; Indigenous issues and challenges in custodianship, ownership, and access; the importance of the harmonization of memory institutions today; and the overarching significance of libraries and archives in the public sphere. Libraries and archives - at once public institutions providing both communal and private havens of discovery - are being repurposed and transformed in intercultural contexts. Only by keeping pace with users' changing needs can they continue to provide the richest resources for an informed citizenry.

Author : Ragnar Audunson,Herbjørn Andresen,Cicilie Fagerlid,Erik Henningsen,Hans-Christoph Hobohm,Henrik Jochumsen,Håkon Larsen,Tonje Vold
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783110636628

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Libraries, Archives and Museums as Democratic Spaces in a Digital Age by Ragnar Audunson,Herbjørn Andresen,Cicilie Fagerlid,Erik Henningsen,Hans-Christoph Hobohm,Henrik Jochumsen,Håkon Larsen,Tonje Vold Pdf

Libraries, archives and museums have traditionally been a part of the public sphere's infrastructure. They have been so by providing public access to culture and knowledge, by being agents for enlightenment and by being public meeting places in their communities. Digitization and globalization poses new challenges in relation to upholding a sustainable public sphere. Can libraries, archives and museums contribute in meeting these challenges?

Author : Joseph R. Matthews
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440842894

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Adding Value to Libraries, Archives, and Museums by Joseph R. Matthews Pdf

This book explains the concept of adding value and shows staff at libraries and other organizations why they need to take steps now to ensure they are adding new value to their communities—whether it be a local town or neighborhood, a faculty and student body, or a school. Value is at the core of every organization's purpose. Without value, organizations die. Libraries—as well as museums, archives, and galleries—have traditionally added value to their communities through their collections and services, but yesterday's collections and services are no longer enough. In order to remain sustainable, today's libraries, archives, museums, and galleries must explore new ways to add value that resonate in the lives of their customers. This unique book explains how addressing the "5 C's" of adding value—content, context, connection, collaboration, and community—enables organizations to find new ways to invigorate their services, better serve their communities, and thrive today and tomorrow. It addresses adding value in the context of other key topics, such as crowdsourcing, embedded librarianship, makerspaces, self publishing, and repurposing spaces. Filled with charts, tables, screenshots, and other visual representation, this is a useful and provocative guide that anyone interested in vesting in the successful future of libraries, archives, and museums needs to read.

Author : Lorraine A. Stuart,Thomas F.R. Clareson,Joyce Ray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000473520

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Economic Considerations for Libraries, Archives and Museums by Lorraine A. Stuart,Thomas F.R. Clareson,Joyce Ray Pdf

Economic Considerations for Libraries, Archives and Museums provides insight into the economics of collaboration across Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAMs) and cultural heritage funding. Drawing together a series of global reflections on the past, present and future of cross-sector approaches to preserving and promoting cultural heritage, this volume examines the economic prospects of LAMs from a variety of facets. Divided into five sections, the book covers the five most important areas in the development and sustainability of collaborative LAM projects: the digital environment; collaborative models; education; funding issues; and alternate sources of funding. Responding directly to the issue of a lack of adequate funding for maintaining and providing access to cultural heritage resources globally, the book argues that cultural heritage institutions must seek creative methods for funding and collaboration at all levels to achieve shared goals. Economic Considerations for Libraries, Archives and Museums will be of interest to all those engaged in the study of library and information science, archival studies, museum studies and digital preservation. Administrators and practitioners will also find much to interest them within the pages of the book.

Author : G. E. Gorman,Sydney J. Shep
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856045742

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Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums by G. E. Gorman,Sydney J. Shep Pdf

Memory institutions such as libraries, archives, galleries and museums all share pressing concerns about preserving heritage, whether in the form of material and documentary cultural artefacts in collections, or in the form of new digitally born material. Recent incidents of natural disaster and cultural genocide, together with the global turn to digitization, have forced librarians, archivists and curators to rethink and restructure their primary modes of operation. Preservation management now sits at the top of the agenda for heritage institutions around the world, as collection development policies and practices are negotiated between libraries, museums, archives, funding agencies and governments. Historically separate cultural institutions are now converging to share limited resources, develop compatible ideologies and co-ordinate distributed collections. This forward-looking collection charts the diversity of preservation management in the contemporary information landscape, and offers guidance on preservation methods for the sustainability of collections from a range of international experts. The authors are connected to a wide international network of professional associations and NGOs, and have been selected not only for their specific expertise, but for the contribution they are making to the future of preservation management. The chapters cover: managing the documentary heritage: issues for the present and future preservation policy and planning intangible heritage: museums and preservation surrogacy and the artefact moving with the times in search of permanence a valuation model for paper conservation research preservation of audiovisual media: traditional to interactive formats challenges of managing the digitally born artefact preserving cultural heritage in times of conflict access and the social contract in memory institutions redefining 'the collection' in the 21st century. Readership: There is urgent need for heritage management initiatives and robust disaster planning that will safeguard our cultural heritage and recognize the right of the end-user to ownership of it. This is an informed and essential guide to managing collection and preservation strategies for anyone working in the library, archive, museum or broader cultural heritage sectors.

Author : Seth van Hooland,Ruben Verborgh
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781856049641

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Linked Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums by Seth van Hooland,Ruben Verborgh Pdf

This highly practical handbook teaches you how to unlock the value of your existing metadata through cleaning, reconciliation, enrichment and linking and how to streamline the process of new metadata creation. Libraries, archives and museums are facing up to the challenge of providing access to fast growing collections whilst managing cuts to budgets. Key to this is the creation, linking and publishing of good quality metadata as Linked Data that will allow their collections to be discovered, accessed and disseminated in a sustainable manner. This highly practical handbook teaches you how to unlock the value of your existing metadata through cleaning, reconciliation, enrichment and linking and how to streamline the process of new metadata creation. Metadata experts Seth van Hooland and Ruben Verborgh introduce the key concepts of metadata standards and Linked Data and how they can be practically applied to existing metadata, giving readers the tools and understanding to achieve maximum results with limited resources. Readers will learn how to critically assess and use (semi-)automated methods of managing metadata through hands-on exercises within the book and on the accompanying website. Each chapter is built around a case study from institutions around the world, demonstrating how freely available tools are being successfully used in different metadata contexts. This handbook delivers the necessary conceptual and practical understanding to empower practitioners to make the right decisions when making their organisations resources accessible on the Web. Key topics include: - The value of metadata Metadata creation – architecture, data models and standards - Metadata cleaning - Metadata reconciliation - Metadata enrichment through Linked Data and named-entity recognition - Importing and exporting metadata - Ensuring a sustainable publishing model. Readership: This will be an invaluable guide for metadata practitioners and researchers within all cultural heritage contexts, from library cataloguers and archivists to museum curatorial staff. It will also be of interest to students and academics within information science and digital humanities fields. IT managers with responsibility for information systems, as well as strategy heads and budget holders, at cultural heritage organisations, will find this a valuable decision-making aid.

Author : Peter Botticelli,Martha R. Mahard,Michèle V. Cloonan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538125564

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Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today by Peter Botticelli,Martha R. Mahard,Michèle V. Cloonan Pdf

This book offers insights into changes brought about by the enormous growth of the internet. There are new ways to share cultural heritage materials through online finding aids, exhibits, and other initiatives. What has been accomplished across libraries, archives, and museums? The authors consider that question by using case studies to explore activities in 14 libraries, archives, museums, and other heritage organizations. They consider what we can learn from current collaborations within and across libraries, archives, and museums and why some collaborations are successful while others cannot be sustained. Their findings are based on observations and interviews at institutions and organizations in the United States, Australia, and the U.K. These organizations have worked to make their collections accessible. Some have simply digitized their collections, while others have enhanced their collection management systems. Others have incorporated digital asset management systems to organize and retrieve media, and to manage digital rights and permissions. Most of these institutions and organizations have succeeded through strategic partnerships, strategic planning, and insightful leadership. However, the book also contains examples of institutions that have undergone transitions: one of the museums closed, and another closed its library. Taken together, the fourteen institutions shed light on professional practices today.

Author : Ruth Dukelow,Agnes Gambill West,Anne Seurynck,Carla Myers,Cindy Kristof,Collette Mak,Cynthia Faulhaber,Kate Dickson,Lance Werner,Laura Burtle,Lisa Macklin,Sandra Enimil,Sunshine Carter,Thomas Colis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733592733

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Legal Issues in Libraries and Archives by Ruth Dukelow,Agnes Gambill West,Anne Seurynck,Carla Myers,Cindy Kristof,Collette Mak,Cynthia Faulhaber,Kate Dickson,Lance Werner,Laura Burtle,Lisa Macklin,Sandra Enimil,Sunshine Carter,Thomas Colis Pdf

Author : John Feather
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351920476

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Managing Preservation for Libraries and Archives by John Feather Pdf

The preservation of library and archival materials can encompass everything from bookbinding and paper repair to new techniques for maintaining and exploiting digital text, sound or images. Managing Preservation for Libraries and Archives brings together an international team of contributors presenting the latest findings on key areas of preservation and addressing the most common storage and retrieval problems for different types of media. The authors also revisit traditional preservation and conservation approaches and suggest how to develop policies for the future. First summarising historical developments, the book sets out key preservation principles, rationales for selecting materials for preservation, and how to choose the best methods. Different contributors report on state-of-the-art preservation techniques for paper media and sound archives, explain how the appropriate techniques can be applied and how storage and access can best be managed in the long term. Later chapters analyse the benefits and problems of digitising different types of materials; the long-term viability of digital media; issues of access to digital surrogate documents as opposed to the original medium; and the challenges in the digital context of bibliographical control, cataloguing, metadata, distribution and copyright protection. An extensive chapter on international information sources provides signposting to a wealth of guidance on the latest techniques. Managing Preservation for Libraries and Archives will guide readers working in the library, archives, museum and heritage sectors through the choices between digital and traditional preservation techniques, and prepare them for likely future developments in managing both preservation and access.

Author : Jason Camlot,Martha Langford,Linda M. Morra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000625714

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Collection Thinking by Jason Camlot,Martha Langford,Linda M. Morra Pdf

Collection Thinking is a volume of essays that thinks across and beyond critical frameworks from library, archival, and museum studies to understand the meaning of "collection" as an entity and as an act. It offers new models for understanding how collections have been imagined and defined, assembled, created, and used as cultural phenomena. Featuring over 70 illustrations and 21 original chapters that explore cases from a wide range of fields, including library and archival studies, literary studies, art history, media studies, sound studies, folklore studies, game studies, and education, Collection Thinking builds on the important scholarly works produced on the topic of the archive over the past two decades and contributes to ongoing debates on the historical status of memory institutions. The volume illustrates how the concept of "collection" bridges these institutional and structural categories, and generates discussions of cultural activities involving artifactual arrangement, preservation, curation, and circulation in both the private and the public spheres. Edited and introduced collaboratively by three senior scholars with expertise in the fields of literature, art history, archives, and museums, Collection Thinking is designed to stimulate interdisciplinary reflection and conversation. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners interested in how we organize materials for research across disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. With case studies that range from collecting Barbie dolls to medieval embroideries, and with contributions from practitioners on record collecting, the creation of sub-culture archives, and collection as artistic practice, this volume will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about why and how collections are made.