Archives & Special Libraries

Volume 2 of the two part collection Stories and Lessons from the World's Leading Opera, Orchestra Librarians, and Music Archivists, explores the current trends and practices in the field of music performance librarianship. Featuring interviews and...

Archival Arrangement and Description: Analog to Digital teaches the core functions of arrangement and description. A historical summary grounds new archivists to assess proposed changes for digital files. After presenting the basics of arrangement and...

New Directions in Information Organization, co-edited by Dr. Jung-ran Park and Dr. Lynne Howarth seeks to provide an overview and understanding of the future directions, leading edge theories and models for research and practice in information...

Finally, a single volume that comprehensively introduces and addresses the most pressing issues and opportunities in young adult (teen) library services. Perpetually in the shadow of service to children, and historically riven by fractious relationships...

How does the disintegration of the Soviet system help us to understand the character of library and information institutions and practices within post-soviet space today? Which aspects of the traditional Soviet 'information order' have disappeared from...

"The Advances in Library Administration and Organization Series" provides a body of research literature that contributes to the base of organizational theory upon which library administrators rely. Its mix of contributions to the literature of library...

Volume 20 includes important contributions to the field from the UK, Germany, and the United States. These deal with the evolving role of the chief information officer, information ethics, library services at a distance, e-metrics, and continuous quality...

This monograph offers writing that is both professional and academic. Volume 18 continues to be characterized by a focused eclecticism, informed by theory and reflection, and stretching the boundaries of practice. Among the 11 contributions here are...

Foundations in Library and Information SciencesBook InformationISBN 9780892323876Author Sandy F. DolnickFormat HardbackPage Count 284Imprint JAI Press Inc.Publisher Emerald Publishing LimitedWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 17mm

The best archival thinking and debate in Canada are reflected in this careful selection of previously published essays, arranged in four broad categories: the overall history and evolution of Canadian archives; major theoretical statements concerning the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574402261Author James MosesFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Primary Research GroupPublisher Primary Research GroupWeight(grams) 177g

The identification of recorded information with continuing value that documents corporate and cultural memory is one of the archivist's primary tasks, and he/she accomplishes this mission, in part, through the process of appraisal. But does traditional...

Moving an archive, historical society, or rare book library may occur only once in the career of a professional curator, archivist or librarian. Not only is each situation unique, but collections are irreplaceable and priceless. Moving Archives is a...

Exhibiting the Archive examines the role that exhibition plays in archives and analyses the impact they are understood to have on how users and visitors experience the archive.Drawing on research conducted in Europe, North America and Australia, the book...

Digital Curation Projects Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums outlines simple steps for accomplishing practical digitization and digital preservation projects for those with little experience, time, and/or resources...

Academic collection practices in recent years have extended to the private libraries of notable individual authors. As a consequence, book historians have become more interested in the study of provenance of the contents of these libraries, while...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574402513Author Primary Research GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Primary Research GroupPublisher Primary Research GroupWeight(grams) 159g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788411233675Author Lino García MoralesFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 236g

In Successful Campus Outreach for Academic Libraries: Building Community Through Collaboration, Peggy Keeran and Carrie Forbes bring together a variety of ways academic libraries are engaging with their communities through outreach, with creativity and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013290565Author Adam FarquharFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

This updated new edition is a much- needed guide to marketing for libraries, archives, and museum professionals in the social media age. It is both an introductory textbook and a guide for working professionals who want to go beyond mere promotion to...

In Successful Campus Outreach for Academic Libraries: Building Community Through Collaboration , Peggy Keeran and Carrie Forbes bring together a variety of ways academic libraries are engaging with their communities through outreach, with creativity and...

Written by one of the foremost records and information management leaders in the world, this book provides a clear explanation and analysis of the fundamental principles associated with information risk, which is broadly defined as a combination of...

Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians: Oral Histories from Canada, is a collection of chapters written by librarians of color in Canada writing about their experiences working in libraries. This book is not only for librarians in Canada and for...

Using Twitter to Build Communities looks at ways for libraries, archives, and museums to go far beyond Twitter as a "broadcasting" tool, and highlights innovative methods to use the service to spark communication and create ties within your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781574401646Author Joan OleckFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Primary Research GroupPublisher Primary Research GroupWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm)...

Much of our nation's documentary heritage resides in small historical societies, libraries, cultural organizations, houses of worship, and museums. The preservation of this heritage often depends on the dedicated efforts of people who, in their workaday...

Outreach: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores how archives of different sizes and types are reaching out to new potential users and increasing awareness of programs and collections. The book features twelve case studies...

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,...

Managing Digital Records in Africa draws on the research work of the InterPARES Trust (ITrust) project that investigated interrelated archival issues focusing on legal analysis, infrastructure, trust, authentication, and education within the African...

Today, government archivists and manuscript collectors are often in conflict over government-created documents that come up for sale out of private hands. Such manuscripts are often archival material that escaped government control, and government...

The personal papers of former members of Congress, which constitute at least half of the documentation of the legislative branch of government, are held in over 500 different institutions. An American Political Archives Reader performs the vital task of...

Who has the right to represent Native history? The past several decades have seen a massive shift in debates over who owns and has the right to tell Native American history and stories. For centuries, non-Native actors have collected, stolen,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788187879015Author A.R. SinghFormat HardbackPage Count 172Imprint Aakar BooksPublisher Aakar BooksDimensions(mm) 220mm * 150mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788174790651Author Tariq AshrafFormat HardbackPage Count 235Imprint Kaveri BooksPublisher Kaveri Books

The field of librarianship has undergone traumatic shifts (mostly downward) due to the global financial meltdown that began in the fall of 2008. Libraries have been deeply affected by the worst recession since the Great Depression. While "Advances in...

Public access to government information forms the foundation of a healthy liberal democracy. Because this information can be precarious, it needs stewardship. Government Information in Canada provides analysis about the state of Canadian government...

To meet the demands of archivists increasingly tasked with the responsibility for hybrid collections, this indispensable guide covers contemporary archival practice for managing analog and digital materials in a single publication. Terms describing...

For volunteers or staff at small organizations, collections management can be a daunting task. Archives 101 is a guidebook for people who care for historical records, photographs, and collections but do not have the appropriate professional training...