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
Category: Journals, Articles, and Monographs
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
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
Archives and Human Rights
Edited by Jens Boel, Perrine Canavaggio, and Antonio González Quintana. London; New York: (1st ed.). Routledge, 2021. 352 pp. eBook. ISBN 9780429054624. Reviewed by Andrea Howard, Visiting Processing Archivist, Grand Valley State University [PDF Full Text] Archives and Human Rights is a compilation of case studies written by contributors with backgrounds in archives, law, activism, and … Continue reading Archives and Human Rights
Reams in the Desert: Papermaking in Utah, 1849–1893
Saunders, Richard L. Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2021. 196 pp. $25.00 Softcover ISBN 9781953421074. Reviewed by Ashley Howdeshell, University Archivist, Northeastern Illinois University [PDF Full Text] Reams in the Desert: Papermaking in Utah, 1849–1893 details the early history of papermaking in the American West. Richard L. Saunders focuses on a desert valley in … Continue reading Reams in the Desert: Papermaking in Utah, 1849–1893
Beyond Accommodation: Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Disabled Library Workers
By Jessica Schomberg and Wendy Highby. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press, 2020. 220 pp. $35.00. Softcover ISBN 9781634000864. Reviewed by Lily Hunter, Library Information Specialist, Missouri School of Journalism [PDF Full Text] Jessica Schomberg and Wendy Highby draw on personal experiences as librarians with disabilities in their 2020 book Beyond Accommodation: Creating an Inclusive Workplace … Continue reading Beyond Accommodation: Creating an Inclusive Workplace for Disabled Library Workers
Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities
Edited by Mohamed Taher. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. 565 pp. Hardcover and EPUB. $295.00. Hardcover ISBN 9781799883630; EPUB ISBN 9781799883654. Reviewed by Michelle Ganz, Dominican Sisters of Peace Archives [PDF Full Text] This handbook is incredibly timely given the state of the world today where funding for libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) is tight … Continue reading Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities
Oestreicher, Cheryl, ed. “Provenance XXXI, Issue 1, Special Issue on Advocacy,” Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists: Vol. 31: Iss. 1.
Originally posted on 2014-03-03 http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/vol31/iss1/ Reviewed by Kathy Marquis [PDF Full Text] Sometimes the best choice between solutions A and B is actually solution C. The trick is finding C—and letting go of A and B. A special issue of Provenance, dedicated to the advocacy efforts surrounding the near de-funding of the Georgia Archives, demonstrates … Continue reading Oestreicher, Cheryl, ed. “Provenance XXXI, Issue 1, Special Issue on Advocacy,” Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists: Vol. 31: Iss. 1.
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