Appraisal and Acquisition

Kate Theimer is the author of the popular blog ArchivesNext and a frequent writer, speaker and commentator on issues related to the future of archives. She is the editor of the Rowman & Littlefield series, Innovative Practices for Archives & Special Collections, in which volumes on management, description, outreach, and reference and access were published in 2014. She is also the author of Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives and Local History Collections and the editor of A Different Kind of Web: New Connections between Archives and Our Users, as well having contributed chapters to Many Happy Returns: Advocacy for Archives and Archivists, The Future of Archives and Recordkeeping, and the Encyclopedia of Archival Science. She has published articles in the American Archivist and the Journal of Digital Humanities. Kate served on the Council of the Society of American Archivists from 2010 to 2013. Before starting her career as an independent writer and editor, she worked in the policy division of the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland. She holds an MSI with a specialization in archives and records management from the University of Michigan and an MA in art history from the University of Maryland.

• Introduction 1. “No Fame Required”: Collaboration, Community, and the Georgia LGBTQ Archives ProjectMorna Gerrard, Georgia State University2. Placed Out: Providing a Home for the Records of the Children’s Aid Society and the Orphan TrainsMaurita Baldock, New-York Historical Society3. “I Really Can’t Wait to Archive this Exchange”: Exploring Processing as Appraisal in the Tim Kaine Email ProjectBenjamin S. Bromley, Roger Christman, and Susan Gray Eakin Page, Library of Virginia4. Hardware for SoftPoems: Appraisal and Acquisition of Vintage Computer EquipmentWill Hansen and Matthew Farrell, Duke University5. From Projects to Policy: The Evolution of a Systematic Reappraisal ProgramTina Lloyd, Library and Archives Canada6. Terabytes from Far-Off Lands: Acquiring Records of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships ProgramJane Gorjevsky and Dina Sokolova, Columbia University7. So Much to Do, So Little Time: Prioritizing To Acquire Significant University RecordsLaura Uglean Jackson, University of Wyoming8. The Studio Theatre Archives: Staging an Embedded Appraisal Leahkim A. Gannett, Vincent J. Novara, Kelly J. Smith, and Mary Crauderueff, University of Maryland9. Making the Bulb Want to Change: Implementing an Active Electronic Records Appraisal and Acquisition ProgramBrad Houston, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee10. Weaving the Web of Influence: Maximizing Archival Appraisal and Acquisition through the Use of “Spider Advocates”Shelley Sweeney, University of Manitoba11. Reappraisal and Deaccessioning: Building for the Future by Removing Some of the PastJames Gerencser, Dickinson College 12. Tap into History: The Birth of the Oregon Hops and Brewing ArchivesTiah Edmunson-Morton, Oregon State University About the Author

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