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The Thinker 3.3, Amy Thompson

Library Newsletters

The Thinker newsletter for March 2015

The Thinker 3.2, Amy Thompson

Library Newsletters

The Thinker newsletter for February 2015

Editorial Staff And State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Listing of editorial board for The Southeastern Librarian and current SELA state representatives.

Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions

The Southeastern Librarian

Guidelines for article submissions to The Southeastern Librarian.

Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock And The Red Plague Of Pellagra, Barbara Kelly

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Asylum Doctor: James Woods Babcock and the Red Plague of Pellagra by Charles S. Bryan. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-61117-490-8.

Chained To The Land: Voices From Cotton And Corn Plantations, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Chained to the Land: Voices from Cotton and Cane Plantations edited by Lynette Ater Tanner. Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair Publishers, 2014. ISBN 978-0-89587-628-7.

Madam Belle: Sex, Money And Influence In A Southern Brothel, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Madam Belle: Sex, Money, and Influence in a Southern Brothel by Maryjean Wall. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8131-4706-2.

The Civil War As Global Conflict: Transnational Meanings Of The American Civil War, Kathelene Mccarty Smith

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book The Civil War as Global Conflict: Transnational Meanings of the American Civil War edited by David T. Gleeson and Simon Lewis. Columbia, SC: The University of South Carolina Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-61117-325-3.

Jekyll Island's Early Years From Prehistory Through Reconstruction, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Jekyll Island's Early Years from PreHistory Through Reconstruction by June Hall McCash. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8203-2447-0.

Enterprising Women: Gender, Race And Power In The Revolutionary Atlantic, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Enterprising Women: Gender, Race, and Power in the Revolutionary Atlantic by Kit Candlin and Cassandra Pybus. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8203-4455-3.

From Princess To Chief: Life With The Waccamau Siouan Indians Of North Carolina, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book From Princess to Chief: Life with the Waccamaw Siouan Indians of North Carolina by Pricilla Freeman Jacobs and Patricia Barker Lerch. Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8173-1797-3.

Penn Center: A History Preserved, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Penn Center: A History Preserved by Orville Vernon Burton with Wilbur Cross. Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8203-2602-3.

Personnel News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.

Library News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

Sela/General News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent Activities from the Southeastern Library Association. Details on SELA/ALLA Joint Conference and Public Library Summer Meal Programs.

Experience Mandatory: Assessing The Impact Of Previous Career And Educational Experience On Lis Education And The Academic Library Job Hunt, Sojourna J. Cunningham, Ingrid J. Ruffin

The Southeastern Librarian

Since 2002, 97% of librarian jobs posted in American Libraries have required an American Library Association (ALA) accredited master’s degree (2004). The ALA Committee on Accreditation provides a general framework for library master’s program curriculum, “through a variety of educational experiences, for the study of theory, principles, practice, and values necessary for the provision of service in libraries and information agencies and in other contexts.” (Accreditation, 2014). ALA curriculum requirements are broad, however, so courses and requirements within ALA degree granting institutions vary immensely from program to program.

A Passion Deficit: Occupational Burnout And The New Librarian: A Recommendation Report, Linda A. Christian

The Southeastern Librarian

Burnout is about an employee’s relationship with their work (Harwell, 2013, n.p.). It involves a prolonged exposure to workplace stressors that often drain an employee’s vitality and enthusiasm, and lead to less engagement and productivity. Burnout increases turnover rates and absenteeism; causes decreased performance, workplace accidents and poor customer service; and sometimes leads to litigation. It also threatens the integrity and professionalism of an individual. Emotional labor—sometimes referred to as “emotion work” or “emotion management”—contributes heavily to the burnout factor by forcing an employee to control his or her feelings in order to fulfill the goals or expectations of an …

Ethics Of Access In Displaced Archives, Samantha R. Winn

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

This paper presents an exploratory review of archival literature on access to displaced archives. In order to understand the ethical imperatives that govern access to displaced archives, archivists must navigate a complex web of competing moral claims, contradictory legal frameworks, shifting national security norms, and customary practices that reflect centuries of colonization, occupation, and conquest. In the absence of either rigorous professional engagement or a clear ethical framework, institutions managing displaced archives may establish policies that unnecessarily restrict access, violate the values of the creators, privilege certain groups of users over others, or inflict harm upon members of the originating …

A Vibrant And Vocal Community: Establishing An Archival Outreach Plan For The Lgbtq Community In Utah And Similar States, Julia Huddleston

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Despite being both politically and culturally conservative, Utah has a vocal and vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community that has been making history and headlines for decades. However, there is a demonstrated lack of primary source material documenting these movements. The lack of archival material highlights the need for archives in Utah to actively seek out collections from LGBTQ individuals and organizations through a concentrated outreach effort.

This paper addresses the unique concerns associated with acquiring LGBTQ collections—building trust, respectfully arranging and describing materials in a way that maximizes access, and creating inclusive physical spaces through reference …

Archives As Artifacts: Authenticity, Preservation, And Significant Properties In Microfilm And Digital Surrogates, Jamie A. Patrick-Burns

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Abstract: From microfilm’s widespread adoption in the 1950s to its fading popularity due to electronic media, archivists have evaluated its benefits and shortcomings, debating its ability to preserve authenticity. While many practitioners initially praised microfilm’s stable and tamper-evident qualities, more recent re-evaluation has placed new emphasis on the materiality of originals for the context they provide in addition to the information content, unlike surrogates. These changes in archival practice are relevant for today’s challenges with digitization; archivists’ past experience with microfilm technology and current work on digital preservation can provide important lessons and perspectives regarding records’ essential characteristics and the …

How Archives Shape Our Collective Memory: A Re-Examination Of The Library Of Congress’ American Memory Collection Of The 1936-1938 Federal Writers Project’S Collection Of Former Slave Narratives And Concomitant Questions Of African American Cultural Knowledge Production, Renee Neely

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The massive compilation of oral histories of formerly enslaved African Americans by the Federal Writers Project, was an ambitious project. This case study raises questions surrounding the Collection’s provenance within its socio-political framework and its enduring legacy.

Additionally, this examination pursues areas of cultural knowledge production cited within the narratives, that merit further study. A discussion surrounding the conscious or unconscious, outcome of archival practice, and its ability to shape our historical record is the goal of this investigation.

Guest Editor's Note, Caitlin Wells

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Editor's Note, Cheryl Oestreicher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Guest Editor's Note, Roxanne Dunn

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Cheryl Oestreicher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Cheryl Oestreicher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Display Committee Research Guide, Aajay Murphy

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

This guide details the displays created in the Sturgis Library by the Display Committee during 2015.

The Thinker 3.1, Amy Thompson

Library Newsletters

The Thinker newsletter for January 2015.

What’S Next For Digital Outreach And Archives: A Swedish Perspective, Lisa Huntsha

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Many archives today are not fully utilizing available technologies to best display collection materials online. In the days of “Archives 2.0,” we have the tools to assist users by providing greater access, context, and engagement with our collections, yet many archives are falling short of incorporating these tools. In the summer of 2014, I traveled to Sweden to see what Swedish libraries, archives, and museums were doing to facilitate online engagement with their collection materials. I found that while many organizations are following the old build-it-and-they-will-come model of digital projects, some are moving beyond this. These organizations are providing users …

If We Were Without A History: The Preservation Of Women’S History -- Collection, Development & Continuing Importance, Nathalie Belkin

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

This article examines the important role that continued collection and preservation of women’s history plays in contemporary archival scholarship. Women's history is a vast field, but its collection and development has not garnered the same amount of attention as that of men’s history. Covering collection attempts, repositories and preservation practices from the 1930s, through and including today, this paper analyzes both the successes and failures of preserving women’s history for continuing access, scholarship and research, underscoring the importance of these collections. In order to accomplish this, extensive reading and study of active collections and repositories specifically geared towards women’s materials …