Understanding and Utilizing Informal Archives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798337304120

Verlag: IGI Global, 2025

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Informal archives hold untapped value for research, historical inquiry, and cultural preservation. These archives often include rare or unique content such as letters, photos, recordings, or academic papers that may otherwise be lost to time. As interest grows in alternative sources of knowledge, understanding how these collections are formed, authenticated, and used becomes increasingly important. They raise critical questions about ownership, access, preservation, and ethical responsibility, especially when inherited or acquired through informal means. Exploring these archives sheds light on overlooked narratives and challenges conventional boundaries of what constitutes legitimate archival material. Understanding and Utilizing Informal Archives explores how informal archives are collected and used for research and other practical applications. It discusses strategies to formalize some of the processes in handling informal archives. Covering topics such as cultural divides, intellectual property, and research methods, this book is an excellent resource for archivists, collectors, researchers, students, educators, academicians, librarians, and more.

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Shalin Hai-Jew works as a grant writer at Hutchinson Community College. She has worked as a college professor and instructional designer for many years both in the U.S. and abroad. She has a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Seattle University, where she was a Morford Scholar. She has conducted a wide range of research and has published broadly.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IGI Global
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798337304120
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 348
• Herausgeber: Hai-Jew Shalin
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