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{"title":"Typewriters, T-Shirts, and Pins—Oh My!","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1679014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1679014","url":null,"abstract":"In a 1951 article for The American Archivist on applying documentary research methods to historic sites and buildings, Samuel Porter wrote of the need to expand our ideas about what constitutes a documentary source, even to those “perhaps never utilized by the historian before.” In particular, he points out that “artifacts... are also documents and should be used together with written documents to give the complete historical picture.” Another author, writing ten years later on how artifacts and archives can mutually enhance one another in the context of an exhibit on the history of a business, expressed the hope that the “close relationship between exhibit and archival materials may, in a very general fashion, provide archivists with an angle of attack on the problem of what to do with museum items that find their way into [their] collections.” Despite the passage of more than half a century, the question of artifacts in archives continues to vex and challenge us at every point of the archival life cycle. From a physical standpoint, “archives typically do not possess the environment, supplies, and space suitable to properly preserve artifacts... [and] because a three dimensional object’s content, context, and structure may not be as easily determinable as traditional formats of archival records, archivists are at a loss for applying appraisal theories to artifacts.” From a technical standpoint, processing artifacts is more time-consuming and description more difficult. While “[p]roviding bare-bones traditional metadata for these items is analogous to delegating them to the backlog shelves of yesteryear... neither the library management system nor the third-party catalog enhancement market currently provides a good solution to this problem.” Finally, from a personal standpoint, as archivists we simply prefer dealing with material in the aggregate. We are confident when confronted with fifty boxes of papers and photographs, but fifty cartons of plastic artifacts ranging from flatware and toys to auto parts, lawn flamingoes, and medical equipment is likely to fall well out of our comfort zone. And yet the integration of artifacts into our archives is increasingly recognized as important, not only for historical context but also for the researcher experience. Since “archives privilege written documents, we also can see how quickly ‘primary [source]’ becomes equated with textual archival documentation, which is certainly only one approach to historical memory and representation.” Archival theory, too, has wrestled with this question in the past decade or so. Helen Samuels has suggested that by emphasizing form over substance and by ceding non-paper formats such as artwork, music, objects, and published materials to other types of institutions, archives have missed the opportunity to create a richer documentary record; indeed, Duranti and others have argued that the concept of the “archival bond,” defined as “[t]he interrelationships between a record ","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"85 - 87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1679014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46537342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Stuff of Writers: Material Culture and Literary Manuscripts","authors":"Flo Turcotte","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1694797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1694797","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The process of collecting and curating literary manuscripts is more than gathering an author’s papers and arranging them in chronological or thematic order. The goal of the curator is also to reveal the nature of the creative writing process. This may mean adding artifacts and other materials to the core collection. This article uses the example of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Collection at the University of Florida to illustrate the process of collecting, describing, and providing access to literary manuscripts and associated artifacts and elements of material culture.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"134 - 143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1694797","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43544466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Importance of Professional Networks","authors":"Amy Cooper Cary, Rosemary Pleva Flynn","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1680123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1680123","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the introductory column by new column coeditors Amy Cooper Cary and Rosemary Pleva Flynn, the authors explain the goals and methodology for the column, and address the significance of professional networking. Authors focus on networking strategies and resources for both new and seasoned archivists.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"144 - 150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1680123","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43260749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When Archives Have Artifacts: From Inventory to Cataloging at the Associated Press Corporate Archives","authors":"Sarit Hand, Francesca Pitaro","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1679011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1679011","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Associated Press Corporate Archives, located at its New York City headquarters, is the repository for the organization’s permanently valuable records, regardless of format. One important component of the holdings is a collection of 275 artifacts, spanning the years 1892 to 2017, which document the history of The Associated Press’s news technology and tell the stories of its staffers. This paper describes the project to catalog, describe and secure the artifact collection and to facilitate discovery for staff and outside researchers. It examines the process from preliminary spreadsheet to a complete cataloging initiative and the creation of digital images of each item.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"108 - 88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1679011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46843103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sarah Palin for Vice President: A Case Study of a Simple T-Shirt’s Historical and Social Context as Important Considerations for Creating Descriptive Metadata in Finding Aids","authors":"Simone Clunie","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1694795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1694795","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract With the influences of technology and material culture changing the teaching environment in universities, it is also doing so as Special Collections department continue to collect faculty material. Traditional manuscript and Archives collections are now seeing the addition of more artifacts as contemporary cultural production and its social representations are used for analysis in various curriculum. Creating finding aids for this material has to take into consideration the historical and contextual rhetoric surrounding the material and has to be a part of the thinking process when finding aids are being created.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"126 - 133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1694795","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47648495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Collection and Digitization of Artifacts in the University of North Texas LGBTQ Archive","authors":"Jaimi Parker, M. Gieringer","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1679012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1679012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The University of North Texas Libraries has collected a large archive to document the history of the LGBTQ community in north Texas, including many significant artifacts. Artifacts in LGBTQ Archives can carry special significance as objects of memorialization, identity and protest. As digitization of archival collections continues, Special Collections staff has developed workflows for creating digital surrogates of these artifacts.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"109 - 125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1679012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42130895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Blockchain Is Already Here. What Does That Mean for Records Management and Archives?","authors":"S. Bhatia, A. Wright de Hernandez","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1655614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1655614","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article provides a brief overview of blockchain or distributed ledger technology for archivists and records managers. While in the nascent stage, records are already being created or managed by blockchains. Therefore, it is necessary for archivists and records managers to become familiar with the basics of the technology, along with its benefits and shortcomings, in order to make informed decisions regarding the accessioning of blockchain systems and/or their use in managing record authenticity.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"75 - 84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1655614","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42479804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Successful Management of an Outsourced Large-Scale Digitization Newspaper Project","authors":"Marina Georgieva","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1642701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1642701","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article uses the case study of the Nevada Digital Newspaper Project (https://nvdnp.wordpress.com/), an extension of the National Digital Newspaper Program (https://www.loc.gov/ndnp/), to introduce proven strategies on how to successfully manage a large-scale digitization project. It provides tips on how to stay within the timeline and deliver products with outstanding quality, leveraging limited human resources, and engaging an external digitization vendor. It discusses practical project management techniques and tools, strategies for establishing collaborative vendor partnerships, and strategies for efficient communication with stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"52 - 74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1642701","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49066463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stakeholder Interviews and University Collections: An Exploratory Methodology","authors":"Kristen Iemma, M. Mott, Julia Renaud, Nicole Sintetos","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1642702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1642702","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This essay provides an overview of how four MA students in Public Humanities centered the use of local stakeholder interviews to design a collecting plan for the LGBTQ collections at Brown University’s special collections library, the John Hay Library. The authors discuss both the stakeholder interview process and the pedagogical benefits of using a methodology that asks institutions to reflect on how they orient their holdings to various publics.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"45 - 51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1642702","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43365553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bridging the Digital and Physical: Increasing Engagement with the Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz","authors":"Alix Norton, Kristina Golubiewski-Davis, A. Hubble, R. Scriven","doi":"10.1080/15332748.2019.1642703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1642703","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The UC Santa Cruz University Library supports the creation of digital projects which aid student scholarship, enhance on-site exhibit experiences, engage broader communities through online exhibitions, and promote our unique collections. This case study explores the use of a digital tool, ThingLink, to create a virtual 360° tour of a library exhibit space which features material from the Grateful Dead Archive. Librarians and students created this virtual tour (https://guides.library.ucsc.edu/loveonhaight360) in order to promote the library’s collections, engage students in creating new forms of scholarly work, preserve a record of a physical exhibit after deinstallation, and increase use of library resources.","PeriodicalId":35382,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Archival Organization","volume":"16 1","pages":"19 - 44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15332748.2019.1642703","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44887222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}