New Issue: Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals

Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals 22, No. 3, September 2026
(subscription)

Introduction

Editor’s Introduction
Victoria Van Orden Martínez

Articles

The Acquisition, Use and Fate of Anatomical Teaching Models: The McGill University Medical Museum Experience 1852 to 2025
Noah Tonnesen, Sabina Boudames and Rick Fraser

From Tactile to Digital: Translating Complex Physical Collections Through Digitization and Description
Stephanie M. Luke, Ruthann E. Mowry, Siobhan McKissic, Angela Waarala and Rachael Johns

Practicing Archival Sustainability Through Degrowth
Hannah Pryor

Case Studies

Archives and Artifact Collections: Managing Political Buttons at the University of Idaho
Rebecca Hastings and Kelley Moulton
A Multi-Institutional Approach: Honoring the Early Black Descendants of Evansville, Indiana Through

Collaborative Community Memorialization
Tory Luel Schendel-Vyvoda and Oliva Horn

Collaborative Dynamic System for Enriching and Disseminating Digital Collections
Alí Martínez Albarrán

Notes from the Field

Review of Exhibition of the Pagoda Odyssey 1915: From Shanghai to San Francisco at Singapore’s Asian Civilizations Museum
Neha Khetrapal

Teaching Archives and Museum Studies: Using Collections in the Classroom to Enhance Learning Outcomes
Mary Alice Weppler-Van Diver

Book Review

Book Review: Museum Design with, by, and for Children: Innovative International Approaches
Arunima Baiju

Call for Applications: Exhibition Review Editor for the journal ‘Italian American Review’

Call for Applications: Exhibition Review Editor

The Italian American Review is seeking an editor for exhibition reviews.

The exhibition review editor researches potential exhibits for assessment, invites writers, manages the review process, and edits the reviews, while serving as the main point of contact between review writers and the Italian American Review (IAR) editorial staff. This editor should be familiar with current issues concerning Italian American studies and should have first-hand experience in museum or other exhibit-production design. The editor should be aware of organizations that deal with Italian diasporic history, in the US and abroad, and should remain up to date on that knowledge.

This position requires editorial, organizational, and communications abilities. This position is a nonpaying volunteer role, in keeping with the practice of academic journal publishing. The IAR is looking for a three-year commitment starting October 2026.

The Italian American Review, a bi-annual, peer-reviewed journal of Queens College’s John D. Calandra Italian American Institute The City University of New York), publishes scholarly articles about the history and culture of Italian Americans, as well as other aspects of the Italian diaspora. The journal embraces a wide range of professional concerns and theoretical orientations in the social sciences and in cultural studies.

For more information, see the Publications page on the Calandra Institute’s website, under Italian American Review. If you are interested in taking on the duties of this editorial position, please send your CV and a cover letter to Associate Editor Anthony Julian Tamburri at anthony.tamburri@qc.cuny.edu and to Managing Editor Rosangela Briscese at rosangela.briscese@qc.cuny.edu. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2026.

Contact Information

 Anthony Julian Tamburri and Rosangela Briscese 

Contact Email

rosangela.briscese@qc.cuny.edu

URL: https://calandrainstitute.org/publications/italian-american-review/

CFP: Popular Culture Association Libraries, Archives, and Museums

The Popular Culture Association (PCA) annual conference will be held March 24-27, 2027 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. Scholars from a wide variety of disciplines will meet to share their Popular Culture research and interests. The Libraries, Archives & Museums area invites proposals dealing with any aspect of Popular Culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or related areas.

The 2027 PCA conference theme is “Revolutions & Revisions in Popular Culture.” Presenters in Libraries, Archives & Museums are invited to consider how their work might engage with questions of transformation, reinterpretation, innovation, resistance, adaptation, or cultural change. Theme-related proposals are welcome but not required, and all submissions relevant to the area will receive full consideration.

Possible topics can include:

  • Explanations and depictions of research collections, archival collections, or exhibits;
  • Advances in technical services for collecting/preserving/exhibiting popular culture materials;
  • Using popular culture materials in educational programs and/or information literacy instruction;
  • Analyses of social media or web resources in library, museum, or archival work;
  • Challenges on materials and/or services, and related pressures on library/museum/archive workers;
  • Issues related to repatriation of materials in museums or archives;
  • Representations of libraries, librarians, museums, archivists, and related workers in popular culture and media;
  • The effects of emerging tech and generative AI on the field.

Proposals should be 150-200 words; typical presentations are 15-20 minutes. The deadline for submitting a proposal is October 31, 2026. 

Please direct any questions to the area chair.

Contact Information

Elizabeth “Beth” Downey, Mississippi State University

PCA Area Chair of Libraries, Archives and Museums

Contact Email

edowney@library.msstate.edu

URL

https://pcaaca.org/page/submissionguidelines

New/Recent Publications

Articles

Sameera M Al-Ghamdi, Nadia Yusuf, Digital heritage and fashion: preserving cultural identity through AI and virtual archives, Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, Volume 41, Issue 2, June 2026, Pages 581–593, https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/fqag008

Yumeng Hou, Computational curation of traditional martial arts: from archives to systems, Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, Volume 41, Issue 2, June 2026, Pages 738–758, https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/fqag038

Xiaoyu Zhou, Jing Lin, Multimodal RAG for cultural heritage: a technical exploration based on Jino traditional knowledge, Digital Scholarship in the Humanities, Volume 41, Issue 2, June 2026, Pages 1138–1153, https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/fqag042

Shaffer, Elizabeth. 2026. “Beyond Repair: Wake Work, Refusal, and Diasporic Reimagining of Colonial Archival Regimes”. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS Actes du Congrès Annuel de L’ACSI, June. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais2067.

Pineo, Elizabeth. 2026. “Expectations of Music Archivists and Disabled Music Archive Users: Preliminary Findings from a Survey on Music Archive Accessibility”. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS Actes du Congrès Annuel de L’ACSI, June. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais2023.

Jaeger, P. T., Baron, J. R. & Marsh, D., (2026) “Beyond Schools and Libraries: Trump Administration Information Policies in Archives, Museums, and Galleries”, The Political Librarian 9(1), 1-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.7936/pollib.9315

Chmielewski, W. E., (2026) “Ellen Starr Brinton:  Archivist and Activist for Peace in Time of War”, The Political Librarian 9(1), 30-39. doi: https://doi.org/10.7936/pollib.9285

Menna, M. & Bailey, L., (2026) “The Political Threats of Vanishing Culture and the Need to Protect Our Future Memory”, The Political Librarian 9(1), 106-125. doi: https://doi.org/10.7936/pollib.9287

Samantha Blickhan, Victoria Van Hyning. “A Generalized Framework for Participatory Transcription: Lessons, Challenges, and Interdisciplinary Impact from the Zooniverse Platform.” Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 11, no. 1 (2026): Article 19.

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies (JCAS)
“Unpacking Architectural Drawing Literacy: A Critical Pedagogy Approach to Architecture Collection” by Shima Hosseininasab, Virginia Ferris, and Burak Erdim
“An Architecture of Vanishing: Toward a Protocol of Archival Disappearance” by Edgardo Civallero
“A Case for Societal Provenance: Marguerite Harper as told by the men she represented” by V. Emily Cranwell Deinert

Books

The Preservation of Born-digital Photographs
Millard Schisler
Routledge, 2026

Thinking Provenance, Thinking Restitution: Art-Historical, Legal, and Museological Perspectives
Edited by: Mary-Ann Middelkoop and Lucy Wasensteiner
De Gruyter, 2026

Green Archiving: Imaginaries of Archival Futures
Editor: Annet Dekker
Valiz, 2026

Dramaturgy and History: Staging the Archive
Edited By Caitlin A. Kane, Erin Stoneking
Routledge, 2026

Black Heritage Voices: the Importance of Black Archives in Preserving Historical Memory
Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage, 2026

Rendered in Bits and Stone (Book): Studies in (In)Tangible Digital Heritage
Edited by Maciej Stasiowski
Intellect, 2026

African Digital Cultures: Platforms, Publics, and Infrastructures
Edited By James Yeku, Leah Junck
Routledge, 2026

Teaching with Primary Sources Today
Kathleen Ross
Teacher Created Materials, 2026

Who Tells Your Story: On the Construction of Public Memory
Editor: Sanford Levinson
Duke University Press, 2026

Archives in Artistic, Activist and Applied Contexts
Editors: Andy Henry, Victoria Bianchi, Vlad Butucea
SpringerNature, 2026

Advanced Imaging for Examining, Monitoring and Analysing Cultural Heritage Artefacts: Cultural Heritage Analysis for New Generations
Edited By Christian Degrigny, Sony George, Jon Yngve Hardeberg
Routledge, 2026

Unveiling Diverse Cultural Heritages: Inventive Heritages, Alternative Art Media Methods and Mobile Tourism, under the ‘Ukraine Effect’ Crisis
Editors: Pedro Andrade, Eduarda Vieira, Patrícia Moreira, Luís Teixeira, José Pinto, Fernando Contreras, Jacques Ibañez- Bueno, Cícero da Silva, Jane de Almeida
Routledge, 2026

Counter-Collections: Dialogues between Urban Space and Archives
Editors: Fernando P. Ferreira, Daniel Duarte Pereira
Onomatopee, 2026

Digital Curation in the Data Age: A Multidisciplinary and International Exploration
Hea Lim Rhee
SpringerNature, 2026

Decolonial Approaches to Data Ethics and Re-Storying: From Biocultural Landscapes at Risk to Archiving the Dead
Meryl Shriver-Rice, Sarah Hiepler-Basty
Wiley, 2026

Community Oral History Toolkit
Mary Kay Quinlan, Barbara W. Sommer, Nancy MacKay
Routledge, 2026

Reports

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Grants and Fundraising
http://primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=891

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Acquisitions & Donor Management
http://primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=895

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Licensing, Reproductions & Other Income Generating Activities
https://primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=896

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Trends in Metadata & Remediation
https://primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=898

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Preservation Needs & Conservation Capacity
https://primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=900

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Budget Priorities
http://primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=902

New Issue: Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture

Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture 55, no. 2 (2026)
(open access)

Editorial

Bogdan Trifunović

Articles

Evolving Digital Preservation Appraisal Criteria and Selection
Nathan Tallman, Lauren Work, Martha Anderson, Chelsea Denault, Virginia Dressler

Open-Source Digital Repositories and Preservation Systems for Digital Preservation: A Comparative Study
Ouafae El-Kasri, Bouchra El Idrissi

Memuliakan Batik: Preserving Batik as Digital Cultural Heritage through Standard Metadata
Rahmi Rahmi, Sigit Pramono, Aditia Aditia, Aviazka Firdhaussi Azmir, Haekal Mahdania, Hanggar Budi Prasetyo

Integration of Traditional Methods and Modern Technologies in the Preservation and Restoration of Wooden Artifacts of Kazakh and Turkic Culture
Assem Mukhanbet, Maksat Magzumov, Nurzat Mukan, Bauyrzhan Doszhanov, Ainur Taldybayeva

Digital Preservation of Vietnamese Cultural Heritage: Opportunities and Limitations in the Age of Smart Technology
Nguyen Tri Phuong

Reshaping Power in Heritage Narratives: How Generation Z Brings Untold Stories Online
Sandra L. López Varela

Review

GeoPortOst: A Specialized Gateway to the Historical and Thematic Cartography of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
Jelena Glišović

New Issue: Journal of Digital Media Management

Volume 14 / Number 4 / Summer 2026

Editorial
Beckett, Simon

Case Study

Radiotelevisione Italiana’s archive digitisation project: Bringing new life to newsreels
Borgotallo, Roberto; Donnini, Giuliano; Messina, Alberto; Montagnuolo, Maurizio

Migrating cultural heritage digital collections: A migration workflow and bulk metadata remediation strategies
Miller, Evan N.

Scaling museum digitisation: A technology-driven approach for object collections
Hine, Adrian

Uncharted territory: A case study in map digitisation and faculty partnerships
Jones, Victoria

Working with harmful content: Practical tools for managing vicarious trauma
Strickland, Katherine; Murphy, Devon

Practice Paper

Sharing the story of our work in digital collections
Lewis, Ethan; McClanahan, Pamela A.; Trim, Alexandra

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies seeks new Marketing and Outreach Associate

The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies, sponsored by Yale University Library, seeks applications for a Marketing and Outreach Associate, for a term starting in November 2026.  

The Marketing and Outreach Associate works in collaboration with the Managing Editor and serves on the Editorial Board. Primary duties include promotion of new publications, managing the journal’s social media presence, and maintaining statistics on journal engagement. 

Additional duties include actively participating in the management of the journal, as well as evaluating and enhancing existing communication outlets. Term of service runs from November 2026 through October 2029 with the opportunity to renew. 

JCAS is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that furthers awareness of issues and developments in the work of professional archivists, curators, librarians, and historians. It serves as a locus for graduate students and professionals in library science, archival science, and public history to contribute original works of research and inquiry for peer review and publication. The journal publishes on an article-by-article basis. 

Applicants must submit a résumé/CV and a brief statement of interest to email.jcas@gmail.com  by Wednesday, September 2, 2026. 

CFP: American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo

Under the theme Mission. Value. Impact., the 2027 AAM Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo will explore how museums can strengthen their organizations, expand their impact, and make a clearer case for why their work matters.

We’re looking for practical strategies, innovative ideas, and real-world examples across four areas:

Audience, Experiences & Value Creation

Financial Sustainability & Growth

Organizational Capacity & Operations

Innovation & Future Readiness

If your work is helping museums engage audiences differently, strengthen operations, build financial resilience, measure impact, or prepare for what comes next, share what you’re learning with the field.

Submit your proposal by September 21. Applicants will be notified in December.

💭 What conversations, challenges, or ideas do you think the museum field needs to explore in 2027?

Learn more and submit a proposal: https://annualmeeting.aam-us.org/callforproposals/

New! Calendar for Due Dates

A new page is now available that will list the upcoming deadlines for CFP, applications for awards, and anything else that has a due date. It’s now the first page on the menu for quick access.

Calendar

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New Issue: ARSC Journal

Association for Recorded Sound Collections, ARSC Journal Vol. 57, No. 1 (Spring 2026)
(subscription)

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Giving New Life to Out-of-Print Discographies: UCSB’s Discography eBooks Series
by David Seubert

Orlando R. Marsh: Chicago’s Pioneer Of Electrical Recording: An Illustrated Bio-Discography
by Richard Raichelson

Marcus Joseph Colthurst Alexander (1896–1970): A Pioneer in Early Global Sound Recording
by Maria Kapkidi

The Art of Eduard Buk Ulreich
by Matthew Barton

The Ravi Shankar Tapes: Recordings from the City College Music Department Archives
by Michael Crowley

Carly Simon: A Transgenre Artist Crosses Over to the Great American Songbook, or How a Hot Knife in Cold Butter Became a Cool Diva in White-Hot Gloves
by Lawrence Schulman

Plus Book Reviews, Sound Recording Reviews, and Current Bibliography!

Contribute to the ARSC Journal: https://arsc-audio.org/submissions

Advertise in the ARSC Journal: https://arsc-audio.org/advertising

Review a book or sound recording for the ARSC Journal:

Contact the Book Reviews Editor or Sound Recording Reviews Editor