Project Management in Libraries Archives and Museums

• Author : Julie Carpenter
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 10 December 2010

Aimed at practitioners and managers, this practical handbook provides a source of guidance on project management techniques for the academic and cultural heritage sectors, focusing on managing projects involving public sector and other external partners. Issues under consideration and illustration include: different approaches to managing projects and how to select appropriate methods; using project management tools and other applications in project development and implementation; ensuring the sustainability of project outcomes and transferability into practice; realistic monitoring methodologies and specification and

• Author : Lawrence J. McCrank
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 16 September 1986

This informative volume focuses on the effective management of library archives, presenting perspectives and firsthand accounts from experienced and successful administrators in the field. The contributors examine the differences and similarities in the management of archives and other library/information centers, providing valuable insights into various managment styles, decisions, and planning techniques.

• Author : Carl Schlettwein,Lisa Gebhardt
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 1975

General discussion of libraries, archives and bibliographical practice in South West Africa (now Namibia) and Ghana, with a bibliography on the subject of South West Africa.

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 1986

• Author : Graham P Cornish
• Publisher : Facet Publishing
• Release : 21 October 2019

Cornish's Copyright is the standard work in its field and is indispensable for all librarians and information professionals who are looking for solutions to their copyright problems. The book explains the provisions of the UK Copyright Act and supporting legislation in quick and easy question-and-answer form. This revised edition is fully updated to take into account all of the changes that have come into force since the 6th edition was published in 2015. All types of material that may attract copyright

• Author : Loriene Roy,Anjali Bhasin,Sarah K. Arriaga
• Publisher : Scarecrow Press
• Release : 10 October 2011

Hundreds of tribal libraries, archives, and other information centers offer the services patrons would expect from any library: circulation of materials, collection of singular items (such as oral histories), and public services (such as summer reading programs). What is unique in these settings is the commitment to tribal protocols and expressions of tribal lifeways—from their footprints on the land to their architecture and interior design, institutional names, signage, and special services, such as native language promotion. This book offers

• Author : Emma Dadson
• Publisher : Facet Publishing
• Release : 24 August 2012

Are you prepared? Whether you work with a special collection in a local archive or museum, in a large national library or managing records for a healthcare agency, an emergency plan is critical to your organisation’s future. Dadson draws on a decade of experience and award-winning training in this essential practical toolkit, enabling you to respond quickly and effectively to flood, fire and other emergencies. Expert advice is interwoven with cross-sectoral and international case studies drawn from high profile

• Author : Edward M. Corrado,Heather Moulaison Sandy
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 12 January 2017

This new edition of Digital Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums is the most current, complete guide to digital preservation available today. For administrators and practitioners alike, the information in this book is presented readably, focusing on management issues and best practices. Although this book addresses technology, it is not solely focused on technology. After all, technology changes and digital preservation is aimed for the long term. This is not a how-to book giving step-by-step processes for certain materials in

• Author : John Feather
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 24 October 2018

The preservation of library and archival materials can encompass everything from bookbinding and paper repair to new techniques for maintaining and exploiting digital text, sound or images. Managing Preservation for Libraries and Archives brings together an international team of contributors presenting the latest findings on key areas of preservation and addressing the most common storage and retrieval problems for different types of media. The authors also revisit traditional preservation and conservation approaches and suggest how to develop policies for the

• Author : Joseph R. Matthews
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 28 March 2016

This book explains the concept of adding value and shows staff at libraries and other organizations why they need to take steps now to ensure they are adding new value to their communities—whether it be a local town or neighborhood, a faculty and student body, or a school. • Helps managers and administrators create long-range plans for sustainability and growth • Offers real-life models of libraries that have successfully implemented concepts of the value-added organization • Fills a gap in the literature

• Author : G. E. Gorman,Sydney J. Shep
• Publisher : Facet Publishing
• Release : 16 September 2021

Memory institutions such as libraries, archives, galleries and museums all share pressing concerns about preserving heritage, whether in the form of material and documentary cultural artefacts in collections, or in the form of new digitally born material. Recent incidents of natural disaster and cultural genocide, together with the global turn to digitization, have forced librarians, archivists and curators to rethink and restructure their primary modes of operation. Preservation management now sits at the top of the agenda for heritage institutions

• Author : Erik Mitchell
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release : 21 October 2015

Metadata in library information environments is evolving rapidly. This book provides readers with a set of tools for designing, developing, and implementing metadata-rich information systems while also examining the challenges and opportunities in this field. • Takes a cross-disciplinary approach to the issues, trends, and technologies relevant in information communities such as libraries, archives, and museums • Presents grounded instruction that makes no assumptions about the technical expertise of the reader—perfect for new graduate students • Provides structured learning activities that dovetail

• Author : Suzanne M. Stauffer
• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• Release : 15 August 2021

The work provides a thorough background for students and professionals in the fields of library, archives, and museum resource management, preservation, and administration.

• Author : Camille Callison,Loriene Roy,Gretchen Alice LeCheminant
• Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
• Release : 11 July 2016

Tangible and intangible forms of indigenous knowledges and cultural expressions are often found in libraries, archives or museums. Often the "legal" copyright is not held by the indigenous people’s group from which the knowledge or cultural expression originates. Indigenous peoples regard unauthorized use of their cultural expressions as theft and believe that the true expression of that knowledge can only be sustained, transformed, and remain dynamic in its proper cultural context. Readers will begin to understand how to respect

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 16 September 1992