Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2015
Author	Author: Michèle Valerie Cloonan
Language	English
Number of Pages	693 pp.
Publisher	American Library Association
City	Chicago, IL
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Library Type	Archives and Special Collections Museums
Demographics	Jewish Americans Jewish People, non US Native Americans
Chronological Period	1900-1949 1950-1999 21st century
ISBN	9781555709372
Annotation	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