@book{7973,
  author = {Michèle Valerie Cloonan},
  title = {Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age},
  year = {2015},
  pages = {693 pp.},
  publisher = {American Library Association},
  address = {Chicago, IL},
  isbn = {9781555709372},
  note = {A selection of readings on historic preservation.  After the initial chapter, the bulk of the essays are from the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Multicultural Perspectives section contains essays on ""Cultural Heritage and Globalization,"; "Defining Jewish Sacred Objects"; "First Nations Perspectives on Preservation and Museums,"; and "Why Should American Indian Cultural Objects Be Preserved?


Contents:
Early perspectives on preservation 
Perspectives on cultural heritage 
Preservation in context: libraries, archives, museums, and the built environment 
Collections: development and management 
Risks to cultural heritage: time, nature, and people 
Conservation 
Frameworks for digital preservation 
Preservation policy 
Ethics and values 
Multicultural perspectives 
Sustainability},
  language = {English},
}