Keeping time : an introduction to archival best practices for music librarians / Lisa Hooper, Donald C. Force.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hooper, Lisa, author.

Force, Donald C., author.

Series:

Music Library Association basic manual series ; Volume 9.

Music Library Association Basic Manual Series ; Volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archival materials--Conservation and restoration.

Archival materials.

Music--Conservation and restoration.

Music.

Music librarianship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Middleton, Wisconsin : Music Library Association : A-R Editions, Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Music libraries often contain much more than books, scores, and recordings; they are also home to a wealth of archival music materials. Despite having archival holdings, many music librarians struggle to provide adequate storage, description, and access to these materials. Remaining cognizant of the wide variety of funding and staffing available to music libraries across North America, this basic manual provides an entry point into the archival profession for music librarians without formal archival training. At the same time the manual also serves as a ready-reference book for those already familiar with basic archival practices. This manual discusses archival theory alongside archival principles and practices, explaining key concepts and developments in acquisition, appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation, digitization, and funding. These fundamentals are demonstrated throughout the manual by numerous examples and hypothetical situations a music librarian is likely to encounter while managing archival music collections.

Contents:

""Front Cover ""; ""Title ""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter One""; ""Chapter Two""; ""Chapter Three""; ""Chapter Four""; ""Chapter Five""; ""Chapter Six""; ""Chapter Seven""; ""Chapter Eight""; ""APPENDIX 1""; ""APPENDIX 2""; ""APPENDIX 3""; ""APPENDIX 4""; ""APPENDIX 5""; ""APPENDIX 6""; ""APPENDIX 7""; ""Index ""; ""Back Cover ""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 6, 2014).

ISBN:

0-89579-938-3

OCLC:

889270442