Understanding and Utilizing Informal Archives - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798337304137

Publisher: Information Science Reference, 2025

Synopsis

Informal archives hold untapped value for research, historical inquiry, and cultural preservation. These archives often include rare or unique content such as letters, photos, recordings, or academic papers that may otherwise be lost to time. As interest grows in alternative sources of knowledge, understanding how these collections are formed, authenticated, and used becomes increasingly important. They raise critical questions about ownership, access, preservation, and ethical responsibility, especially when inherited or acquired through informal means. Exploring these archives sheds light on overlooked narratives and challenges conventional boundaries of what constitutes legitimate archival material. Understanding and Utilizing Informal Archives explores how informal archives are collected and used for research and other practical applications. It discusses strategies to formalize some of the processes in handling informal archives. Covering topics such as cultural divides, intellectual property, and research methods, this book is an excellent resource for archivists, collectors, researchers, students, educators, academicians, librarians, and more.

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About the Author

Dr. Shalin Hai-Jew works as a case manager for Sedgwick County. Prior, she has worked for many years in higher education, as a grant writer, instructional designer, instructor, and other roles. She has B.A.s in English and psychology from the University of Washington (Seattle), a master's in English (UW), and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Seattle University, where she was a Morford Scholar. She tested into the University of Washington at age 14. She has lived and worked abroad for four years. She has edited several dozen nonfiction texts around the topics of education and technologies, among others. She has researched and written a dozen edited texts. She was born in Huntsville, Alabama, in the U.S.

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798337304137
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 348
• Editor: Hai-Jew Shalin