Table of Contents
Introduction
1. “No Fame Required”: Collaboration, Community, and the Georgia LGBTQ Archives Project
Morna Gerrard, Georgia State University
2. Placed Out: Providing a Home for the Records of the Children’s Aid Society and the Orphan Trains
Maurita Baldock, New-York Historical Society
3. “I Really Can’t Wait to Archive this Exchange”: Exploring Processing as Appraisal in the Tim Kaine Email Project
Benjamin S. Bromley, Roger Christman, and Susan Gray Eakin Page, Library of Virginia
4. Hardware for SoftPoems: Appraisal and Acquisition of Vintage Computer Equipment
Will Hansen and Matthew Farrell, Duke University
5. From Projects to Policy: The Evolution of a Systematic Reappraisal Program
Tina Lloyd, Library and Archives Canada
6. Terabytes from Far-Off Lands: Acquiring Records of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Jane Gorjevsky and Dina Sokolova, Columbia University
7. So Much to Do, So Little Time: Prioritizing To Acquire Significant University Records
Laura Uglean Jackson, University of Wyoming
8. The Studio Theatre Archives: Staging an Embedded Appraisal
Leahkim A. Gannett, Vincent J. Novara, Kelly J. Smith, and Mary Crauderueff, University of Maryland
9. Making the Bulb Want to Change: Implementing an Active Electronic Records Appraisal and Acquisition Program
Brad Houston, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
10. Weaving the Web of Influence: Maximizing Archival Appraisal and Acquisition through the Use of “Spider Advocates”
Shelley Sweeney, University of Manitoba
11. Reappraisal and Deaccessioning: Building for the Future by Removing Some of the Past
James Gerencser, Dickinson College
12. Tap into History: The Birth of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives
Tiah Edmunson-Morton, Oregon State University
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