Unlike the RDA training materials prepared for seasoned catalogers by the Library of Congress and others, the The RDA Workbook: Learning the Basics of Resource Description and Access uses tried-and-true methods to make RDA clear even to those who have little or no previous cataloging knowledge.

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Focusing on U.S. academic libraries, Rewiring the Academic Library begins by providing a concise history of the traditional role and function of academic libraries from their earliest times up to the dawn of Digital Age and the spread of digital technology into all aspects of academic research and scholarly communication.

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This new souvenir provides a fascinating glimpse into the working life of the Royal Mews.

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Why we organize our personal digital data the way we do and how design of new PIM systems can help us manage our information more efficiently.

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Devoted exclusively to women poets, this volume in the Undergraduate Companion Series presents students with an abundance of important resources necessary for 21st-century literary research.

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We want to keep as much as we can of our cultural and natural heritage but find ourselves unable to afford to save it all. Thompson examines the state of museums and asks some searching questions: Do we really need all those collections Who are museums for Who will pay Who will choose

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"Looks at how knowledge or "facts" are produced and distributed by Wikipedia, from a primarily male, North American/European perspective"--

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Provides a behind-the-scenes look at a working day at the zoo, from the moment the workers arrive until the night guard locks the gate.

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Covers all aspects of librarianship and information and knowledge management. Designed to equip the trainee librarian or information management student with core industry terminology, this dictionary includes over 6,000 terms connected with information management, classification, cataloguing and electronic knowledge management.

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This work argues that the heritage of Wales is being exploited and cheapened by the creation of tourist "experiences" which trade on nostalgia. It calls for integrity and authenticity in the interpretation of Welsh heritage, emphasizing the need for careful selection of sites and artefacts.

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After growing up on a remote South Australian property Jean Primrose Whyte went on to become a dominant figure in Australian librarianship in the second half of the 20th century. She had a pivotal role as editor of the Australian Library Journal and became foundation professor of the Graduate School of Librarianship, Monash University.

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Explores the different ways in which Wales and Welshness have been represented in the national museums of Wales. This book examines how branches of the National Museums and Galleries of Wales are enlisted to narrate certain national stories as opposed to others, and how this correlates with changing perceptions of Welsh identities.

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The New Museology is essential reading for all those seeking to understand the current debate in museum ideologies. With essays by Charles Saumarez Smith, Ludmilla Jordanova, Paul Greenhalgh, Colin Sorensen, Nick Merriman, Stephen Bann, Philip Wright, Norman Palmer and Peter Vergo.

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Newspaper Reference Methods was first published in 1933. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

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The Parrish Art Museum in New York held an exhibition showing how contemporary American artists have been excluded, with museums preferring to uphold the legacies of Greece and Rome. This text explores the mission and origins of American art museums from their founding to the present.

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