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
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
Transkribus Lite
https://app.transkribus.eu/ Reviewed by Jonathan Lawler, Archivist and Digital Collections Manager, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary [PDF Full Text] Transkribus Lite is a web browser–based text recognition and transcription tool helpful to archivists with varying levels of career experience serving in all types of institutions. The tool was developed by the Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents … Continue reading Transkribus Lite
Building Bridges between Past and Future: Reflections on John Fleckner’s “The Paradox of Change and Continuity”
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner’s speech “The Paradox of Change and Continuity.” Dedication of Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University, 1994. By Amanda Greenwood, Bigelow Project Archivist, Union College [PDF Full Text] | [PDF Article + Full Text] Dedicated to the Special Collections and University Archives at … Continue reading Building Bridges between Past and Future: Reflections on John Fleckner’s “The Paradox of Change and Continuity”
Tribal Archives is Self-Determination
This post is part of the Intergenerational Conversations series. Review of John Fleckner, “What Is a Tribal Archives?” and “Tribal Archives: Some Basic Archival Ideas,” in Native American Archives: An Introduction (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1984). By Vina Begay (Diné Nation), Assistant Librarian, Labriola National American Indian Data Center, Arizona State University Libraries [PDF Full … Continue reading Tribal Archives is Self-Determination
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