Local Studies Toolkit

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Using Heritage Collections to Engage Communities

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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The Local Studies Toolkit is a comprehensive and practical resource to help support and inspire local studies professionals and the wider heritage sector to provide an excellent heritage service within their communityWritten by members of the CILIP Local Studies Group, the toolkit covers all aspects of local studies and contains tips and advice throughout on how to structure a local studies collection and ensure an effective service. Topics covered include:Why local studies matter;Working with volunteers, fellow heritage professionals, crowdfunding and community archives;Budgeting, measuring impact and emergency planning;Marketing, social media and exhibitions;Project management;Copyright, cataloguing and classification;Collection development, conservation and digital preservation;Making the most out of local history resources such as maps, newspapers, photographs and ephemera;Local studies in a global context.This toolkit is the ultimate guide for experienced local studies librarians and professionals and those new to the profession seeking to develop their skills. It will also be an invaluable resource for those working in local museums, local authority archives and special collections.

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Utgivningsdatum2027-04-22
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagFacet Publishing
ISBN9781783308118

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Tony Pilmer is the Librarian & Archivist at the Royal Aeronautical Society. He started his career as a heritage librarian as Local Studies Librarian at Slough Libraries and has also worked at the Royal United Services Institute. He is a past winner of the CILIP McCulla Prize and joint winner of the 2022 Royal Aeronautical Society’s Journal of Aeronautical History Written Paper Prize. He is a Chartered Member of CILIP, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and Chair of the Aviation and Aerospace Archives Initiative.

IntroductionPart 1: Why local studies mattersAppeals to Heads of Library Services, Councillors and Local Studies LibrariansPart 2: What is a local studies librarian?What is the role of local studies librarians & local studies para-professionals?Continual Professional DevelopmentPart 3: RelationshipsWho uses a local studies collection?VolunteersFriends groupsCrowdfundingSupporting community projectsCommunity archivesCo-ordinating local studies across a serviceRelationships with fellow heritage, library and local government professionalsPart 4: Planning & prioritiesLinking in with local authority prioritiesCommunity engagement planningMeasuring impactBudgetingEmergency planningBusiness continuity planningPart 5: Creating & running large projectsBefore you startFinding out more about your target audiencesPartnershipsFinancing your projectEvaluationPart 6: Marketing & promotionsSocial mediaVirtual eventsAppsExhibitionsPart 7: Copyright & CataloguingCopyrightMetadata, cataloguing & classificationPart 8: ResourcesThe Local Studies Library as a spaceCollection developmentConservationBook stockMaps & plansOral historyPhotographs & other visual materialNewspapersEphemeraDirectoriesDigital preservationArchivesSubscription websitesIndexes & transcriptionsGeneral web-based resourcesPart 9: Local Studies in ScotlandOrganisationsResourcesPart 10: Local Studies in a global context * The part local history plays in world historyIndex