Creating a local history archive at your public library
By: Faye Phillips
Series: ALA guides for the busy librarian; ALA guides for the busy librarian
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9780838915660
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Libraries; Local history materials; Special collections
Description: The convergence of the Internet with local history archives in public libraries aids researches, gives new tools to librarians and archivists, and points to continued improvements in saving and sharing local history. Phillips provides a comprehensive manual and a guide for anyone who is searching for guidelines for the administration of non-traditional library materials.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining, creating, and developing a local history archive; title: Collection development policies for the local history archive; title: Acquiring and making local history collections accessible; title: Care of a local history archive.