Archives for the Lay Person

A Guide to Managing Cultural Collections

Lois Hamill (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

296 Seiten

2012
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7591-1971-0 (ISBN)

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Collections management can be a daunting task for volunteers and employees alike. Archives for the Lay Person provides practical, step-by-step guidance for those managing all facets of archival collections at small organizations.

For volunteers or staff at small organizations, collections management can be a daunting task. Archives for the Lay Person is a guidebook for people who care for historical records, photographs, and collections but do not have the appropriate professional training. Lois Hamill provides practical, step-by-step guidance for managing all facets of archival collections, from acquisition, arrangement, and description to storage and security. The book also offers advice on how to utilize PastPerfect software for collections database management.

Lois Hamill is university archivist and an assistant professor at Northern Kentucky University. She has previously worked with local historical society, church, and government records.

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Basic Definitions and Concepts
Chapter 2 Acquiring New Materials
Chapter 3 Organizing the Collection
Chapter 4 Describing the Collection
Chapter 5 Photographs: Handling, Identifying, Arranging and Describing
Chapter 6 Photographs: Management and Use
Chapter 7 Reference/Researchers
Chapter 8 Security
Chapter 9 Exhibits
Chapter 10 Your Storage Environment
Chapter 11 Other Types of Materials
Chapter 12 Outside Specialists
Chapter 13 Additional Manpower
Chapter 14 Disaster Preparedness
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.2.2013
Reihe/Serie	American Association for State and Local History
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 231 mm
Gewicht	585 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
ISBN-10	0-7591-1971-6 / 0759119716
ISBN-13	978-0-7591-1971-0 / 9780759119710
Zustand	Neuware