Archival Values

Archival Values
Author: Christine Weideman
Publisher: Society of American Archivists
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838946503

In this exquisite collection of essays, 23 archivists from repositories across the profession examine the values that comprise the Core Values Statement of the Society of American Archivists. For each value, several archivists comment on what the value means to them and how it reflects and impacts archival work.

The Remaking of Archival Values

The Remaking of Archival Values
Author: Victoria Hoyle
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2022-10-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1000755355

The Remaking of Archival Values posits that archival theory and practice are fields in flux, and that recent critical archival discourse that addresses neoliberalism, racism, and the legacies of colonialism and patriarchy represents a disruption not only to established principles but also to the values that underpin them. Using critical discourse analysis and comparing theory and practice from the UK and the Anglophone world, Hoyle explores the challenges faced by scholars, institutions, organisations, and practitioners in embedding new values. She demonstrates how persistent underlying discursive structures about archives have manifested from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Qualitative and participatory research in the UK shows how conceptions of archival value arise, are expressed, and become authorised in practice at international, national, and local levels. Considering what might be learnt from similar debates in public history and cultural heritage studies, the book asks if and how dominant epistemologies of the archive can be dismantled amidst systems of power that resist change. The Remaking of Archival Values is relevant to researchers and students in the field of archival and information studies, as well as practitioners who work with archives around the world. It will also speak to the interests of those working in the fields of cultural heritage, archaeology, museum studies, public history, and gender and race studies.

Do Archives Have Value?

Do Archives Have Value?
Author: Michael S. Moss
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2019
Genre: Archives
ISBN: 9781783303335

This book will explore ways of establishing value and measuring impact in archives and special collections.

Critical Librarianship

Critical Librarianship
Author: Samantha Schmehl Hines
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-08-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1839094842

This book offers a timely mix of thought-provoking chapters bringing together national and global studies on critical librarianship, and conveying the kind of research which current library managers and researchers need, mixing theory with a good dose of pragmatism.

Valuing Your Collection

Valuing Your Collection
Author: Freda Matassa
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2017-07-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1783301872

This book addresses the issue of valuing objects in cultural collections, ranging from high-value to low or no-value and featuring a range of collections including fine art, archives, science and photography. Practical advice is given on how to assign values and best practice examples are drawn from museums, libraries and archives. The subject of valuation has always been challenging for museums and public collections and is becoming more urgent as monetary values of many items continue to break records. There is an increase in lending, with more loans requiring a value for insurance. Cultural collections and exhibitions are expanding to all corners of the world, while, at the same time, lenders are becoming more risk-averse. Valuing Your Collection will address the issues and offer some solutions. Content covered includes: questions of valuing public and private cultural collectionsassigning values to individual objects or an entire collectionlegal and ethical considerationsdiscussion of authentication and attributionthe insurance business and valuationguides to valuing different types of collectionsa range of case studies showing valuation across multiple sectorssample templates with criteria for valuing different objects. This book will be useful for curators of cultural collections, professionals in museums, libraries and archives, cultural heritage students, private collectors, those involved with art insurance, art business and anyone requiring practical guidance on valuation.

Advocacy and Awareness for Archivists

Advocacy and Awareness for Archivists
Author: Kathleen D. Roe
Publisher: Society of American Archivists
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838946497

In Advocacy and Awareness for Archivists, Kathleen D. Roe draws on her extensive experience to walk new and experienced archivists through basic principles and practices of advocating for and creating awareness of archives.

Archives in Libraries

Archives in Libraries
Author: Jeannette A. Bastian
Publisher:
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2015
Genre:
ISBN: 9780838947210

"Archives in Libraries : What Librarians and Archivists Need to Know to Work Together provides an overview of basic archival concepts, policies, and best practices for librarians and library directors, while also suggesting ways in which archivists working in libraries can describe their work and effectively advocate for archival needs. Along the way, it highlights and analyzes the differences and the similarities between libraries and archives with the goal of promoting understanding and cooperation between these two complementary professions. The overall aim is to narrow the divide and build shared understandings between archivists, librarians, and library directors while helping archivists working within libraries to better negotiate their relationships with the institution and with their library colleagues"--

Understanding Archives & Manuscripts

Understanding Archives & Manuscripts
Author: James M. O'Toole
Publisher: Rittenhouse Book Distributors
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2006
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This volume introduces students and beginning practitioners to the fundamentals of working with and preserving archival records and manuscripts. Sample topics include the history of the archives profession, the organization of archival records, and the values that inform practice. A new chapter on contemporary challenges in the archival world has been added for the second edition, and the bibliographic essay has been updated.