Preserving local writers, genealogy, photographs, newspapers, and related materials / edited by Carol Smallwood and Elaine Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, Elaine, 1968-

Smallwood, Carol, 1939-

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Special collections--Local history materials.

Libraries.

Libraries--United States--Special collections--Local history materials.

Local history materials--Conservation and restoration.

Local history materials.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2012.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Preserving Local Writers, Genealogy, Photographs, Newspapers, and Related Materials draws on the practical knowledge of archivists, preservationists, librarians, and others who share the goal of making local history accessible to future generations. Anyone who plans to start a local history project or preserve important historical materials will find plenty of tips, techniques, sample documents, project ideas, and inspiration in its pages.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. BASICS; Ch01. Band-Aids and Superglue for the Cash-Strapped Local History Preservation Librarian; Ch02. Basic In-House Book and Paper Repair; Ch03. Emergency Preparedness; Ch04. You Can't Keep It All; PART II. NEWSPAPERS; Ch05. Balancing Selection and Digitization: Selecting Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century NewspaperTitles for Online Access; Ch06. Indexing Your Local Newspapers on Microfilm; Ch07. Newspaper Preservation in Developing Countries: Issues and Strategies for Intervention; PART III. SCRAPBOOKS

Ch08. How to Get Scrapbooks into the Hands of UsersCh09. Keeping Scrapbooks Secure and Available; Ch10. Physical Properties of Scrapbooks; PART IV. LOCAL HISTORY; Ch11. Creating Local History Collection Development Guidelines; Ch12. Keeping a Past: Preservation Issues in Local History; Ch13. Minimizing Privacy and Copyright Concerns with Online Local HistoryCollections; Ch14. Lavaca County Records Retention Project; Ch15. Managing Archives in Local History Collections; PART V. GENEALOGY; Ch16. Partnering with Local Genealogical Societies; Ch17. Patron-Driven Family History Preservation

PART VI. PHOTOGRAPHSCh18. Collecting and Preserving Photographic Materials; Ch19. Organizing and Indexing Photo Collections; Ch20. Photograph Selection, Access, and Preservation for the Public Librarian; PART VII. DIGITAL; Ch21. Digital Preservation of the Emilie Davis Diaries; Ch22. Preserving and "Publishing" Local Biographies; Ch23. Promoting Local History through the Catablog; Ch24.Reinventing the Obituary File for the Digital Age; PART VIII. ORAL HISTORIES; Ch25. Preserving Born-Digital Oral Histories; Ch26. Preserving Indiana Women's Voices: A University Oral History Project

Ch27. Steps in Preserving Oral HistoriesPART IX. APPROACHES TOPRESERVATION; Ch28. Affiliation Agreements; Ch29. Educating the Community: Preserving Tomorrow's Treasures Today; Ch30. Historical Sheet Music Collections: Practical Wisdom, Racial Sensitivity; Ch31. Tracing History through Nontraditional Methods; Afterword; 327Index; About the Editors and Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41556-5

979-82-16-30111-0

1-280-65840-1

9786613635334

0-8108-8359-7

OCLC:

797328466