Tribal libraries, archives, and museums : preserving our language, memory, and lifeways / edited by Loriene Roy, Anjali Bhasin, Sarah K. Arriaga ; contributors, Karen Alexander [and twenty-nine others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arriaga, Sarah K., 1986-

Roy, Loriene.

Bhasin, Anjali, 1979-

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America.

Libraries and Indians.

Indians of North America--Museums.

Indians of North America--Library resources.

Indians of North America--Information services.

Indians of North America--Archives.

Indian tribal libraries.

Libraries and Indigenous peoples--United States.

Libraries and Indigenous peoples.

United States.

Genre:

Archives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2011.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Scarecrow Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span> <span>Tribal libraries, archives, and museums are unique settings that balance tribal protocols and infuse their services with expressions of tribal lifeways, from their footprints on the land to their architecture and interior design, institutional names, signage, and Native language promotion. This book offers a collection of articles devoted to tribal libraries and archives and provides an opportunity to share their stories, challenges, achievements, and aspirations to the larger professional community.</span> </span>

Contents:

Tribal Libraries, Archives, And Museums; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Role of Libraries in Lifelong Learning; Part I The Tribal Community Library: Context and Cases; 1 A Place at the Table: California's Tribal Libraries Take Steps Toward Inclusion; 2 Alaska Native Village Libraries: Picking Up the Pieces; 3 Community Collaborations with the Tribal Library; 4 Beyond Books and Portals: Proactive Indigenous Librarianship; 5 Mohave Language Projects and the Role of the CRIT Library; 6 Out of the Archives: Fostering Collaborative Environments for Language Revitalization

7 International Efforts in Supporting and Advancing Library Services for Indigenous Populations8 American Indian Library Association; 9 Tribal College and University Library Association (TCULA); Part II Service Functions of Tribal Information Centers; 10 Indigenous Architecture for Tribal Cultural Centers; 11 Tribal Libraries as the Future of Librarianship: Independent Collection Development as a Tool for Social Justice; 12 Organizing Information Resources: A Path for Access in Tribal Settings; 13 Empowering Indigenous Students in the Learning Library

14 Weaving Partnerships with the American Indian Peoples in Your Community to Develop Cultural Programming15 Recommendations and Implications for Services to and with Indigenous Elders; Part III Tribal Archives: Collections and Functions; 16 Where Are the Records?; 17 Tribal Archives in Preserving Our Language, Memory, and Lifeways; 18 The Record Road: Growing Perspectives on Tribal Archives; Part IV Working in Tribal Libraries and Archives; 19 Your Tribal Library and Strategic Planning: Vision, Mission, Service Responses, Goals, Objectives, and Output Measures

20 Gaining Local Tribal Support for Library Development: Twenty-one Steps for Success21 Advocacy and Marketing for the Tribal Library; 22 Developing a Staff Development Plan for a Tribal Librarian; 23 Time Management for the Tribal Librarian; 24 Accreditation Through the Lens of a Tribal Museum; 25 TLAM: Creating Student-Driven Indigenous LIS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

979-82-16-41578-7

979-82-16-24773-9

0-8108-8195-0

OCLC:

887803158