This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John A. Fleckner, “Archives and Museums,” The Midwestern Archivist 15, no. 2 (1990): 67–75. By Selena Ortega-Chiolero, Museum Specialist, Chickaloon Village Traditional Council (Palmer, Alaska) [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] In the 1990 article, “Archives and Museums,” John A. Fleckner, … Continue reading Community-centric Collections: Reassessing John Fleckner’s Perspectives on the Commonalities Between Museums and Archives
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Placing Papers: The American Literary Archives Market
Hildreth Chen, Amy. Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. 192 pp. Hardcover $90.00, Softcover $26.95. Hardcover ISBN 9781625344847, Softcover ISBN 9781625344854. Reviewed by Ashley Howdeshell, University Archivist, Northeastern Illinois University [PDF Full Text] Placing Papers: The American Literary Archives Market by Amy Hildreth Chen explores the competitive marketplace of literary archives, which document the … Continue reading Placing Papers: The American Literary Archives Market
Presidential Archivist: A Memoir
By David E. Alsobrook. Mercer, GA: Mercer University Press, 2020. 275 pp. Hardcover. $29.00. ISBN 978-0881467635. Reviewed by Adina Riggins, Randall Library, University of North Carolina Wilmington [PDF Full Text] In Presidential Archivist: A Memoir, David E. Alsobrook (1946–2021) traces his archival career featuring—but not limited to—presidential libraries.[1] Alsobrook was the first director of the … Continue reading Presidential Archivist: A Memoir
Nineteen Years Since the Last Revolution and the Next: More Connectivity, More Technology, and now Generative Artificial Intelligence
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John A. Fleckner, “The Last Revolution and the Next,” Journal of Archival Organization 2, no. 1–2 (2004): 9–16, https://doi.org/10.1300/J201v02n01_02. By Kate Thornhill, Public Scholarship Librarian at the University of Oregon [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] Author’s Note: For full disclosure, … Continue reading Nineteen Years Since the Last Revolution and the Next: More Connectivity, More Technology, and now Generative Artificial Intelligence
Everyday Magicians: Legal Records and Magic Manuscripts from Tudor England
By Sharon Hubbs Wright and Frank Klaassen. University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022. 164 pp. $22.95. Softcover ISBN: 978-0-271-09393-2. Reviewed by Megan Guensch, Graduate Student at Louisiana State University [PDF Full Text] Everyday Magicians, by Sharon Hubbs Wright and Frank Klaassen, compiles historical records about magic practitioners in Tudor England, also known as the … Continue reading Everyday Magicians: Legal Records and Magic Manuscripts from Tudor England
A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy: The World War II Work of US Museums
Ceglio, Clarissa J. Amherst and Boston, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2022. 240 pp. Softcover and Hardcover. $28.95. Softcover ISBN 9781625346254. Hardcover ISBN 9781625346247. Reviewed by Lily Hunter, Library Information Specialist, Missouri School of Journalism [PDF Full Text] Clarissa J. Ceglio’s 2022 book, A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy, is an insightful and enlightening text on … Continue reading A Cultural Arsenal for Democracy: The World War II Work of US Museums
In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants
Flannery, Maura C. Yale University Press, 2023. 336 pp. $35.00. Hardcover ISBN: 978-0300247916. Reviewed by Raymond Pun, Academic and Research Librarian, Alder Graduate School of Education [PDF Full Text] I recently finished In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants by Maura C. Flannery. As someone who has a very limited knowledge of the history of botany, … Continue reading In the Herbarium: The Hidden World of Collecting and Preserving Plants
Aeon
https://www.atlas-sys.com/aeon Reviewed by Anna Holland, Associate Curator, Iowa Women’s Archives, University of Iowa Libraries [PDF Full Text] Aeon is part of the suite of library software supported by Atlas Systems, which also includes ArchivesSpace, ILLiad, and Ares. Aeon 5.2 was released in March 2023. Aeon automates public service workflows in archives and special collections. Using … Continue reading Aeon
Citizen Archivist
https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/ Reviewed by Hannah Pryor, University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections [PDF Full Text] Introduced in 2010 by past Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, Citizen Archivist is a web-based, crowdsourced transcription and metadata program hosted by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).[1] The online dashboard launched in 2011 and provides a … Continue reading Citizen Archivist
Teaching Through the Archives: Text, Collaboration, and Activism
Edited by Tarez Samra Graban and Wendy Hayden. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2022. 354 pp. Softcover $40.00. Softcover ISBN 978-0-8093-3857-3 EPUB $25.99. EPUB ISBN 978-0-8093-3858-0. Reviewed by Laura Semrau, Humanities Librarian, Baylor University Libraries [PDF Full Text] As an academic librarian rather than an archivist, I approached Teaching Through the Archives: Text, Collaboration, … Continue reading Teaching Through the Archives: Text, Collaboration, and Activism
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