{"product_id":"building-representative-community-archives-inclusive-strategies-in-practice-9780838939598","title":"Building Representative Community Archives: Inclusive Strategies in Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eLibraries and archives are grappling with the problems created by collection practices of the past, many of which document those in power while bypassing alternate perspectives and stories. This volume examines continuing efforts in archives across the U.S. to build inclusive records that better represent the disparate histories of this country. It details varying approaches to uplifting community and activist archives that are working to preserve parallel histories, outlining a way forward that will help special collections librarians as they design projects in the future. Readers will discover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe importance and value of records that preserve complicated, nuanced, and diverse histories;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edifferences between community-created archives, community-centered archives, and archives that simply document various communities, made with little or no consultation of those whose histories are witnessed in the records; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebackground on institutions' recent collecting efforts, with case studies that illustrate innovative approaches, new techniques, errors and pitfalls, and the resilience and patience necessary to build collections;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst-hand accounts by archivists in community organizations who are working within networks of trust to preserve and tell stories;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow archivists are reassessing and reprocessing collections to bring the many and various stories they witness to the fore by employing changes in description detail or terminology;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eguidance on conducting, transcribing, and making accessible oral histories; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econsiderations of how to best use available resources, including equipment, time, people, and funding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Leah Crummé\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of Special Collections and Archives at Lewis \u0026amp; Clark College. She completed her doctoral research at King's College, London after which she joined The National Archives of the U.K.. Crummé edited several collections, including \u003ci\u003eRe-examining the Literary Coterie\u003c\/i\u003e, 1580-1780 (2016) and \u003ci\u003eShakespeare on Record: Researching an Early Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2017; awarded the British Record Association's Janette Harley Prize).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ALA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635089543442,"sku":"9780838939598","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd47f1d8-2097-4141-93ba-04bee69a1dc4.jpg?v=1732832011","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/building-representative-community-archives-inclusive-strategies-in-practice-9780838939598","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}