Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials
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Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials

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Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials

About this book

Preservation of historical documents and library related materials is a growing problem in all library types and institutions. Fortunately, editors Carol Smallwood and Elaine Williams have pulled together the wisdom of practicing professionals to elucidate how to cope with the many problems that arise when preserving, managing, and digitizing important collections.

Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials contains informative chapters on physical preservation, collection management, cooperation with organizations and communities, various formats, and special projects. Each part covers the preservation of specific materials, from newspapers and scrapbooks to photographs and oral histories. In addition, chapters cover repair and restoration of materials, while taking into consideration the current state of funding for agencies with an interest in history. Contributors also shed light on how the racial, economic, and political dynamics of the past affect how collections are gathered, maintained, and presented today.

Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials offers plenty to inspire anyone facing backlogs of unprocessed papers or boxes of artifacts. Stories of the rescue efforts of a group of volunteers, or the discovery of a lost diary, show that the hard work of preservation is well worth it. Libraries, archives, and historical and genealogical societies all have their role to play in preserving important historical materials, as do patrons, sponsors, and volunteers; such institutions and individuals will find this book extremely helpful in their preservation efforts.

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Information

Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9780810883598
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Museum Administration
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I: Basics
  5. Chapter 1: Band-Aids and Superglue for the Cash-Strapped Local History Preservation Librarian
  6. Chapter 2: Basic In-House Book and Paper Repair
  7. Chapter 3: Emergency Preparedness
  8. Chapter 4: You Can’t Keep It All
  9. Part II: Newspapers
  10. Chapter 5: Balancing Selection and Digitization: Selecting Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Newspaper Titles for Online Access
  11. Chapter 6: Indexing Your Local Newspapers on Microfilm
  12. Chapter 7: Newspaper Preservation in Developing Countries: Issues and Strategies for Intervention
  13. Part III: Scrapbooks
  14. Chapter 8: How to Get Scrapbooks into the Hands of Users
  15. Chapter 9: Keeping Scrapbooks Secure and Available
  16. Chapter 10: Physical Properties of Scrapbooks
  17. Part IV: Local History
  18. Chapter 11: Creating Local History Collection Development Guidelines
  19. Chapter 12: Keeping a Past: Preservation Issues in Local History
  20. Chapter 13: Minimizing Privacy and Copyright Concerns with Online Local History Collections
  21. Chapter 14: Lavaca County Records Retention Project
  22. Chapter 15: Managing Archives in Local History Collections
  23. Part V: Genealogy
  24. Chapter 16: Partnering with Local Genealogical Societies
  25. Chapter 17: Patron-Driven Family History Preservation
  26. Part VI: Photographs
  27. Chapter 18: Collecting and Preserving Photographic Materials
  28. Chapter 19: Organizing and Indexing Photo Collections
  29. Chapter 20: Photograph Selection, Access, and Preservation for the Public Librarian
  30. Part VII: Digital
  31. Chapter 21: Digital Preservation of the Emilie Davis Diaries
  32. Chapter 22: Preserving and “Publishing” Local Biographies
  33. Chapter 23: Promoting Local History through the Catablog
  34. Chapter 24: Reinventing the Obituary File for the Digital Age
  35. Part VIII: Oral Histories
  36. Chapter 25: Preserving Born-Digital Oral Histories
  37. Chapter 26: Preserving Indiana Women’s Voices: A University Oral History Project
  38. Chapter 27: Steps in Preserving Oral Histories
  39. Part IX: Approaches to Preservation
  40. Chapter 28: Affiliation Agreements
  41. Chapter 29: Educating the Community: Preserving Tomorrow’s Treasures Today
  42. Chapter 30: Historical Sheet Music Collections: Practical Wisdom, Racial Sensitivity
  43. Chapter 31: Tracing History through Nontraditional Methods
  44. Afterword
  45. About the Editors and Contributors