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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973680203321

Autore

Hamill Lois <1957->

Titolo

Archives for the lay person : a guide to managing cultural collections / / Lois Hamill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : AltaMira Press, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , [2013]

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2013

©2013

ISBN

979-82-16-40638-9

0-7591-1973-2

1-299-19588-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 287 pages) : illustrations

Collana

American Association for State and Local History book series

Disciplina

025.3/414

Soggetti

Archival materials - Management

Archives

Archives - Administration

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES - Library & Information Science - Cataloging & Classification

Handbooks and manuals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Basic definitions and concepts -- Acquiring new materials -- Organizing the collections -- Describing the collection -- Photographs: Part I. Handling, arranging, identifying, rehousing, and describing -- Photographs: Part 2. Management and use -- Reference and researchers -- Security -- Exhibits -- Your storage environment -- Other types of materials -- Outside specialists -- Additional manpower -- Disaster preparedness.

Sommario/riassunto

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.