Category: New Publication

New Issue: Collections

Collections- Volume: 20, Number: 2 (June 2024)
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Focus Issue: Promoting Exhibit Access and Safety: Guest Editors’ Foreword
Jeffrey Hirsch, Cali Martin, Melissa Miller, and Samantha Snell

Promoting Exhibit Access and Safety (PEAS): Reflections on Conference Surveys
Jeff Hirsch, Pei Koay, Cali Martin, Melissa Miller, Robert Waller, and Amy Zavecz

The Molina Family Latino Gallery: A PEAS Case Study
Jenarae Bautista and Sarah Elston

Challenges Requiring New Thinking in Museum Security
Francis Demes, Jaime Juarez, and James H. Clark

The Problem of Compromise in Conservation and Exhibit Decision Making
Robert Waller and Jane Henderson

A Collaborative Conservation Perspective: Ensuring Preservation, Access, and Safety in Exhibits
Jennifer Herrmann and Dong Eun Kim

Defensible Collections: Designing a Safe Exhibit Space
Jeffrey Hirsch and Casey Gallagher

A Collaborative Approach to Hazardous & Contaminated Collections Conundrums
Holly Cusack-McVeigh, Mark Wilson, and Sarah M. Halter

The Wheel Is Already Invented: Planning for the Next Crisis
Julianne Snider

Breaking Down Barriers: Adopting a Holistic Approach to Safety, Collections Management, and the Visitor Experience
Carrie Heflin

Accessibility and Exhibit Safety: The Importance of Sensory Maps
Emma Cieslik

Promoting Exhibit Access and Safety (PEAS): Listening and Learning Sessions
Sarah Elston, Ronald Eng, Kelsey Falquero, Jennifer Herrmann, Dong Eun Kim, Melissa Miller, Samantha Snell, Julianne Snider, Allaire Stritzinger, and Gina Whiteman

Journal of Western Archives Special Issue: Collection Stewardship in the Age of Finite Resources

The Journal of Western Archives has published its special issue, “Collection Stewardship in the Age of Finite Resources.” The five articles in the special issue cover various topics related to managing collections with limited resources, such as processing, collections surveys, and more. Read it here. 

New Issue: Journal of Archival Organization

Journal of Archival Organization, Volume 20, Issue 1-4 (2023)
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Articles

The Caribbean Unfolded: Visualizing Primary Sources Through GIS
Alexander S. Butler & Medardo Gabriel Rosario

It’s All on the Table: Case Studies on Improved Workflow Management Using Airtable
Meaghan O’Riordan, Jolene Beiser, Jessica Maddox, Simon O’Riordan & Rachel Searcy

Walls Have Ears and Eyes: Taking ‘Extended Archives’ to the People through Murals
Mpho Ngoepe et al.

The Necessity and Priority of Preserving Cultural Documents as a National Collection for the Public
Ryo Shiozaki

New/Recent Publications

Articles

Silva, P. I., & Terra, A. L. (2024). The role of users in the organization of digital information: A Portuguese experience in an academic museum and archive setting. IFLA Journal, 50(1), 64-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352231219667

Silva, A. L., & Terra, A. L. (2024). Cultural heritage on the Semantic Web: The Europeana Data Model. IFLA Journal, 50(1), 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352231202506

Milošević, M., Horvat, I., & Hasenay, D. (2024). Open educational resources on preservation: An overview. IFLA Journal, 50(1), 138-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352231219660

Makarova, O., & Ashcraft, K. (2024). Integrating print reference materials, curated digital collections, and information needs. IFLA Journal, 50(1), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352231219670

Gibson, R.C., Chowdhury, S. & Chowdhury, G. User versus institutional perspectives of metadata and searching: an investigation of online access to cultural heritage content during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Digit Libr 25, 105–121 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00799-023-00385-y

Skare, R. (2024), “The importance of a complementary approach when working with historical documents”, Journal of Documentation, Vol. 80 No. 3, pp. 618-631. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-03-2023-0060

Wulf, Karin. “ARCHIVAL SHOUTING: Silence and Volume in Collections and Institutions.” Perspectives on History April 2024.

Pettinger, Sara and Foster, Anne L. (2024) “Documenting Wonderland: Conducting a Collection Survey to Inform Collecting Policies,” Journal of Western Archives: Vol. 15: Iss. 1, Article 4. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/westernarchives/vol15/iss1/4

Milenkiewicz, Eric L. (2024) “Leveraging the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials to Support Indigenous Digital Collections: A Case Study from the Sherman Indian Museum Digital Project,” Journal of Western Archives: Vol. 15: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/westernarchives/vol15/iss1/3

Birrell, L. (2024). More Than Just Boxes and Lines on a Page: Stories from a Special Collections Department Reorganization. Library Leadership & Management, 37(4). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v37i4.7585

Books

Jo Guldi. The Dangerous Art of Text Mining: A Methodology for DigitalHistory. 
Cambridge University Press, 2023

Political Science & Politics — special journal section on Archives in the History of Political Thought and Beyond

The latest issue of PS: Political Science & Politics (January 2024) includes a special section on Archives in the History of Political Thought and Beyond.

Introduction: The Archival Turn in Political Theory
Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson

Political Theory, the Archive, and the Problem of Authority
Matthew Longo

Anarchives: The Labadie Collection
Kathy E. Ferguson

The Archives of Colonial Trauma: Politics and Psychiatry in North Africa
Nancy Luxon

Archival Silence: How Do We Write the History of the Subaltern Who Cannot Speak?
Kevin Olson

“Does it Matter…?” Political Theory in the Archives of William F. Buckley, Jr.
Nicholas Buccola

Murder in the Archive
Alison McQueen

Conclusion: Working in a “Living” Archive
Peter J. Verovšek

New Issue: Collections

Collections Volume: 20, Number: 1 (March 2024)
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Focus Issue: Collections Cataloging in the Twenty-First Century: Case Studies of Evolving Practice, Multiple Voices, New Meanings

Introduction
Introduction to the Focus Issue Collections Cataloging in the Twenty-First Century: Case Studies of Evolving Practice, Multiple Voices, New Meanings
Juilee Decker and Barbara Wood

Collections Cataloging in the Twenty-First Century: Case Studies of Evolving Practice, Multiple Voices, New Meanings

Moving On: Rethinking Practice and Transforming Data at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Lucie Carreau and Imogen Gunn

Toward Centering Indigenous Knowledge in Museum Collections Management Systems
Kara Lewis

Collaborative Approach to Updating Object Records at the David Livingstone Birthplace Museum
Alasdair Campbell and Rachael Smith

Enriching Museum Collection with Virtual Design Objects and Community Narratives: Pop-up-VR Museum
Lily Díaz-Kommonen, Leena Svinhufvud, Susanna Thiel, and Gautam Vishwanath

Hosting and Integrating a Hawaiian Language Taxonomy in the British Museum’s Collection Database
Alice Christophe, N. Haʻalilio Solomon, Hina Kneubuhl, Victoria Donnellan, and Leah Caldeira

Finding the Marginal in Marginalia: The Importance of Including Marginalia Descriptions in Catalog Entries
Zoe Screti

Documenting the Divine: The Future of Sacred Objects in Museum Databases
Emma Cieslik

Museums Will Forget: Critical Approaches to Catalog-Centered Historical Research
Tehmina Goskar

Cataloging Architectural Drawings: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age
Tom Drysdale

Defining Digital Design in the National Collection
Jessica Walthew, Andrea Lipps, and Wendy Rogers

Provisional Semantics: Addressing the Challenges of Representing Multiple Perspectives Within Public Collections
Anjalie Dalal-Clayton and Ananda Rutherford

Reflections

Inclusive Description in the Glasgow School of Art Library’s Published Catalog
Carissa Chew

Acknowledging the Colonial Bias in Early Museum Collection Records
Tharron Bloomfield

New/Recent Publications

Articles

Julia Escribano Blanco. “Cataloguing of Traditional Music: The Digital Archive of the Provincial Council of Soria (Spain).” Fontes Artis Musicae, 70, no. 4 (2023).

Elizabeth Onyeji, Christian Onyeji. “Archiving Indigenous Igbo Musical Heritage in Human Memories: Sustainability Challenges and Digital Transfer as Strategy for Future Recovery of Extinct Musical Forms.” Fontes Artis Musicae, 70, no. 4 (2023).

Alexandra deGraffenreid, Gideon Goodrich. “Improving Access and Discovery of LGBTQIA+ Materials Across Collection Services Workflows.” JCAS: Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies 10, article 18 (2023).

Grimes, Lorraine, Dr; Cassidy, Kathryn Dr; Dias, Murilo; Lanigan, Clare; O’Carroll, Aileen Dr; and Singhvi, Preetam. “Archiving “sensitive” social media data: ‘In Her Shoes’, a case study.” Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies 10, article 19 (2023).

Connor White. “Stolen Pieces of Palestine: Archival Responsibility in the Case of Displaced Archives.” The iJournal 9, no. 1 (2023).

Grace Armstrong. “The Invisible Labour of Book Digitization Projects.” The iJournal 9, no. 1 (2023).

Books

AI in Museums: Reflections, Perspectives and Applications
Sonja Thiel / Johannes C. Bernhardt (eds.)
Transcript, Independent Academic Publishing, 2023

Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts: Recalling the Past in Africa
Mpho Ngoepe, Sindiso Bhebhe
Routledge, 2024

Private Libraries and their Documentation, 1665–1830: Studying and Interpreting Sources
Editors: Rindert Jagersma, Helwi Blom, Evelien Chayes, and Ann-Marie Hansen
Brill, 2023

Rethinking Institutional Repositories: Innovations in Management, Collections, and Inclusion
Josh C. Cromwell, editor
ACRL, 2023

Narrating Heritage: Rights, Abuses and Cultural Resistance
Veysel Apaydin
Bloomsbury, 2023

Privacy Preservation of Genomic and Medical Data
Amit Kumar Tyagi (Editor)
Wiley, 2023

Natural Language Processing: A Textbook with Python Implementation
Raymond S.T. Lee
SpringerLink, 2023

Images, Sons et Matériaux en Collections [Images, Sounds and Materials in Collections]
Thierry Lefebvre
OpenEdition Books, 2023

Podcasts

Modern Law podcast: Dr. Carys Craig on AI and the copyright trap

New Issue: IFLA Journal

IFLA Journal Volume 49, No.4 (December 2023)
(open access)

Essay
AI policies across the globe: Implications and recommendations for libraries
Leo S. Lo

Original Articles
Digital reading in Vietnamese universities: The situation and influencing factors
Lan Thi Nguyen and Kulthida Tuamsuk

Leadership styles, organisational rewards and employees’ commitment in academic libraries
Clement Ola Adekoya and Isioma Rita Guobiazor

Community engagement of public libraries for ensuring tribal women’s health literacy in Bangladesh
Shamima Yesmin, Md Abdul Karim and Md Atikuzzaman

The role of academic libraries in facilitating friendships among students
Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Sowemimo Ronke Adekunmisi, Florence Onyeisi Otonekwu and Olabisi Fadeke Adesina

Performance indicators framework for assessment of national libraries using the analytic hierarchy process
Elaheh Hassanzadeh

Public libraries in language assimilation policies: The Swedish Tornedalian example
Joacim Hansson

New Issue: Code4Lib Journal

A recent issue of Code4Lib Journal has several articles related to archives.

Code4Lib Journal Issue 58 (December 2023)

Pipeline or Pipe Dream: Building a Scaled Automated Metadata Creation and Ingest Workflow Using Web Scraping Tools
Matthew Krc and Anna Oates Schlaack

Leveraging Aviary for Past and Future Audiovisual Collections
Tyler Mobley and Heather Gilbert

Islandora for archival access and discovery
Sarah Jones, Cory Lampert, Emily Lapworth, and Seth Shaw

Developing a Multi-Portal Digital Library System: A Case Study of the new University of Florida Digital Collections
Todd Digby, Cliff Richmond, Dustin Durden, and Julio Munoz

Comparative analysis of automated speech recognition technologies for enhanced audiovisual accessibility
Dave Rodriguez and Bryan J. Brown

New/Recent Publications

Articles

Maja Krtalić and Jesse David Dinneen. “Information in the personal collections of writers and artists: Practices, challenges and preservation.” Journal of Information Science Volume 50, Issue 1, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515221084.

I-Chin Wu, Pertti Vakkari, Bo-Xian Huang. “An exploration of search-as-learning in digital archives of an online museum.” Journal of Documentation 80, no. 1 (2024).

Andrew Whitworth. “Marks of usage: discerning information literacy practices from medieval European manuscripts.” Journal of Documentation 80, no. 1 (2024).

Patrick Egan. “Interacting with Archival Resources of Digital Audio: A Survey of the Experiences of Irish Traditional Musicians in North America.” DH Unbound 2022, SelectedPapers,” ed. Barbara Bordalejo, Roopika Risam,and Emmanuel Château-Dutier, special issue.Digital Studies/Le champ numérique 13(3): 1–24.

Bartliff, Z., Kim, Y. & Hopfgartner, F. “Towards privacy-aware exploration of archived personal emails.” International Journal on Digital Libraries (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00799-024-00394-5.

Julia Meier. “Physical Preservation of 35 mm Slides: Methods and Standards.” SILS Connecting Volume 12, Issue 1 (2023).

Lauren Moore. “Fanfiction today: An analysis of publishing trends on Archive of Our Own” SILS Connecting Volume 12, Issue 1 (2023).

June Chow, Jennifer Douglas. “From Salvage to Strategy: A conversation with Paul Yee on Archival Consciousness and the Chinese Canadian Archival Record.” BC Studies No. 218: Summer 2023.

Makoto Nakayama, Eli Hustad, Norma Sutcliffe, Merri Beckfield. “Organic transformation of ERP documentation practices: Moving from archival records to dialogue-based, agile throwaway documents.” International Journal of Information Management 74 (February 2024).

Quentin Lobbé. “Continuity and discontinuity in web archives: a multi-level reconstruction of the firsttuesday community through persistences, continuity spaces and web cernes.” Internet Histories 7:4, 354-385, DOI: 10.1080/24701475.2023.2254050.

Emily Maemura. “Sorting URLs out: seeing the web through infrastructural inversion of archival crawling.” Internet Histories 7:4, 386-401, DOI: 10.1080/24701475.2023.2258697

Books

Viola, L., & Spence, P. (Eds.). (2023). Multilingual Digital Humanities. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003393696

Yael A. Sternhell. War on Record: The Archive and the Afterlife of the Civil War. Yale University Press, 2023.

Diana Kamin. Picture-Work: How Libraries, Museums, and Stock Agencies Launched a New Image Economy. MIT Press, 2023.

Henry Leutwyler. The Tiffany Archives. Steidl, 2023.

Edited By Bijan Rouhani, Xavier Romão. Managing Disaster Risks to Cultural Heritage
From Risk Preparedness to Recovery for Immovable Heritage. Routledge, 2024.

Edited by Kristopher Lovell. RecordCovid19: Historicizing Experiences of the Pandemic. De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2023.

Edited by P.J.M. Marks and Stephen Parkin. The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World’s Greatest Invention. University of Chicago Press, 2023.

Bruno Fuligni. Le Génie Humain: Les Archives Des Inventeurs, de 1791 à Nos Jours. [Human Genius: The Archives of Inventors, From 1791 to the Present Day.] Gründ Fine Books, 2023.

Danielle Taschereau Mamers. Settler Colonial Way of Seeing: Documentation, Administration, and the Interventions of Indigenous Art. Fordham University Press, 2023.

Edited By Benedetta Borello, Laura Casella. Paper Heritage in Italy, France, Spain and Beyond (16th to 19th Centuries): Collector Aspirations & Collection Destinies. Routledge, 2024.

Laura Hughes. Archival Afterlives: Cixous, Derrida, and the Matter of Friendship. Northwestern University Press, 2023.

Edited By Kate Guy, Hajra Williams, Claire Wintle. Histories of Exhibition Design in the Museum: Makers, Process, and Practice. Routledge 2024.

Reports

Collections as Data: Part to Whole Final Report
Padilla, Thomas, Scates Kettler, Hannah, Shorish, Yasmeen

Podcast

Remnants of Resistance: Queer Studies Scholars Mine the Archives
CSU Northridge, 2023