Books Will Speak Plain
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This handbook combines an overview of the history of the codex with basic information about many of the materials and structures found on historical bindings. The text is illustrated by 374 images and the accompanying DVD has 1,500 color images representing the structural and decorative elements from a variety of bindings made before 1900.
The Digital Archives Handbook
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Written by archival experts and practitioners, Purcell brings together theoretical and practical approaches to creating, managing, and preserving digital archives. The first section is focused on processes and practices, including chapters on acquisitions, appraisal, arrangement, description, delivery, preservation, forensics, curation, and intellectual property. The second section is focused on digital collections and specific environments where archivists are managing digital collections. Also highlighted are the importance of donors and creators of digital archives.
Inventories and Registers: a Handbook of Techniques and Examples : a Report of the Committee on Finding Aids
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Preservation Management Handbook
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Cultural heritage professionals museum curators, museum professionals, archivists and librarians work with their specialized knowledge to prioritize the needs of their collections. Preservation managers draw on experts in climate control, fire safety, pest management and more in developing the large overview of a collection and its needs. Here, in one volume, is a wide range of topic-specific expertise that comprises both an enduring text for preservation students as well as an essential one-stop reference for cultural heritage professionals particularly those in small to medium sized organizations where resources are limited and professional help is not always at hand.The editors introduce the reader to the essential tools and principles of a preservation management program in the twenty-first century, addressing the realities of diverse collections and materials, and embracing the challenges of working with both analog and digital collections. The sections on planning and managing a preservation program contain the basic starting point for any kind of collection, regardless of size and content. Written with the small collection in mind, the principles are nevertheless scalable and widely applicable."
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