Creating a Local History Archive at Your Public Library
2017
First Published
3.68
Average Rating
161
Number of Pages
Archival collections at public libraries present their own challenges distinct from other library materials, but they also offer the promise of unique connections between the library and its users, particularly when the archives relate to local history. Written by an archivist and librarian with hands-on experience in multiple archival and manuscripts repositories, this concise guidebook presents best practices for the acquisition, access, and care of local history materials in public libraries. Providing guidance on creating a new archive as well as reinvigorating an existing one, it addresses This book will help public librarians and archivists give their local history archive the care and attention it so richly deserves.
Avg Rating
3.68
Number of Ratings
19
5 STARS
16%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
47%
2 STARS
0%
1 STARS
0%
goodreads
