Moira J. Bent. Practical Tips for Facilitating Research. London: Facet Publishing, 2016. 288p. Paper, $95.00 (ISBN 978-1-78330-017-4)
2016; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 77; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/crl.77.6.807
ISSN2150-6701
Autores Tópico(s)Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
ResumoPart 2 considers the work, explicating exactly what archivists do, breaking down the profession's core activities into discrete tasks and chapters, often contrasting how librarians and archivists proceed differently to accomplish a goal that others may facilely believe to be the same and to take a similar amount of time.Information such as this feeds and leads directly into a chapter discussing what needs to be known by all involved when a library starts an archives or an archival program.Part 3, Considering the Issues, takes up matters such as archival (and library) ethics, again using the tabular format, as done in some preceding chapters, as a graphic representation of the overlaps and distinctions, as articulated by the American Library Association and the Society of American Archivists.The next chapter focuses on issues that draw the two professions together-information literacy, digital access, and digital preservation.In the concluding chapter, the authors focus on convergences and divergences.They summarize the literature and trends that tend to suggest the former, while noting the real-world applications and the fear of the loss of identity to promote the latter.As sort of a Dr. Dolittle Pushmi-Pullyu creature, they reference the concept of a "dual archivist/ librarian" or a "hybrid archivist librarian," noting that, in the real world, archives are physical spaces within libraries, and books are often in archives.In these arenas, the professionals in charge, although often trained in one discipline, may have to perform duties of both.If they need help, they can certainly find it here within the pages of this book.-HarlanGreene, College of Charleston
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