Archives & Special Libraries

Addressing the most exciting and challenging areas in the profession, this text will be invaluable to any professional looking ahead to the future of special collections and related cultural heritage work. Special collections today-from rare books and...

This new edition of Digital Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums is the most current, complete guide to digital preservation available today. For administrators and practitioners alike, the information in this book is presented readably,...

Artfully curated by James R. Hansen, A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong is a companion volume to Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind, collecting hundreds more letters Armstrong received after first stepping on the moon...

The role of the school librarian is varied, extending far beyond resource management and collection curation, to include collaboration and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders for both curriculum support and leisure time. Whether working...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634000598Author Jeannette A BastianFormat PaperbackPage Count 830Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 1411gDimensions(mm)...

The Digital Archives Handbook provides archivists a roadmap to create and care for digital archives. Written by archival experts and practitioners, Purcell brings together theoretical and practical approaches to creating, managing, and preserving digital...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648895586Author Jolene Mairs DyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Vernon PressPublisher Vernon PressWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The Special Collections Handbook, Third Edition is a comprehensive desk reference providing the essential principles, skills, and knowledge to manage special collections in any setting and covering all aspects of special collections work: preservation;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634001359Author Shawn(ta) Smith-CruzFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Litwin Books, LLCPublisher Litwin Books, LLCWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)...

How do archives and other cultural institutions such as museums determine the boundaries of a particular community, and of their own institutional reach, in constructing effective strategies and methodologies for selecting and maintaining appropriate...

This alternative study of archive and photography brings many types of image assemblages into view, always in relation to the regulated systems operating within the institutional milieu. The archive catalogue is presented as a critical tool for mapping...

The rise of digitisation and social media over the past decade has fostered the rise of participatory and DIY digital culture. Likewise, the archival community leveraged these new technologies, aiming to engage users and expand access to collections...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782224631Author Berwick CoatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Paragon PublishingPublisher Paragon PublishingWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

Archival Basics for Historic Record Collections is an introduction to the concepts, policies, infrastructure and tasks needed to collect, preserve and make archival collections available to researchers. The book is based on content presented in workshops...

Since its initial publication this text has served as an essential resource for both LIS students and practitioners. Journal of Hospital Librarianship deemed it 'a librarian's dream... very forward-thinking.' The new fourth edition offers an updated,...

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This volume introduces and describes the use of scenario planning in libraries. Scenario planning can be used to build plausible stories about the future and to, therefore, be better able to plan, lead, and manage during uncertain times. This guidebook...

The rise of digitisation and social media over the past decade has fostered the rise of participatory and DIY digital culture. Likewise, the archival community leveraged these new technologies, aiming to engage users and expand access to collections...

How we talk about what we do is just as important as what we do, and in communicating the value of libraries to our society what our profession needs is confidence, determination, and the will to succeed. In this inspiring and pragmatic new book, Aldrich...

In six sections—Introduction, Literature Review and Bibliography, Analysis and Discussion of Survey Results, Survey with Results, Resources from Survey Respondents, and Sample Documents—Open Educational Resources provides context for OER initiatives in...

The Special Collections Handbook, Third Edition is a comprehensive desk reference providing the essential principles, skills, and knowledge to manage special collections in any setting and covering all aspects of special collections work: preservation;...

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Library exhibits are more than entertainment for patrons. They can inspire and educate, stimulate an interest that can be explored in a book, or attract visitors who otherwise wouldn't stop by. Displays are also an opportunity for a library to put its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788763547086Author Matthew James DriscollFormat PaperbackImprint Museum Tusculanum PressPublisher Museum Tusculanum Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798337304120Author Shalin Hai-JewFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Information Science ReferencePublisher Information Science Reference

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606181034Author Patrick SperoFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606181133Author Renee WolcottFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606180815Author Renee WolcottFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint American Philosophical Society PressPublisher American Philosophical Society Press

Teaching Undergraduates with Archives mirrors the evolving practice and academic research on primary sources in the classroom. The result of a national symposium at the University of Michigan in 2018, the volume features case studies, reflections, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788180521539Author DhawanFormat PaperbackImprint ANE BooksPublisher ANE Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788177552102Format HardbackImprint Cosmo PublicationsPublisher Cosmo Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788170208525Author M. A. KhanFormat HardbackImprint Cosmo PublicationsPublisher Cosmo Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788180520112Author Bruce E. MassisFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint ANE BooksPublisher ANE Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788174883261Author Sreenidhi IyengarFormat HardbackPage Count 364Imprint Anmol Publications Pvt LtdPublisher Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947219000Author Australian Society of ArchivistsFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Australian Society of ArchivistsPublisher Australian Society of...

This up-to-date guide provides informational professionals and their clients with much-needed assistance in navigating the immense field of government information. When information professionals are asked questions involving government information, they...

Discover the true value and exciting possibilities of oral history in the library: learn new and compelling ways to engage your patrons by sharing personal and community history with them. Have you thought about creating a collection to capture the...

Learn why special or corporate libraries must align with their parent organizations in order to survive in these difficult economic times-and how to foster and demonstrate this critical relationship. Special Libraries: A Survival Guide analyzes what has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739484569Author Mel CroucherFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Extremis Publishing LimitedPublisher Extremis Publishing Limited

This collection of papers examines issues related to the identification, preservation, and long-term use of electronic records. The articles discuss the functional changes in public administration work; the evolving nature of documentation itself; the...