{"product_id":"moving-archives-1","title":"Moving Archives","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoving an archive, historical society, or rare book library may occur only once in the career of a professional curator, archivist or librarian. Not only is each situation unique, but collections are irreplaceable and priceless. \u003ci\u003eMoving Archives\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely source of useful information by eleven archivists who have recent experience moving both collections and entire repositories. They describe their physical and administrative situations, details of their holdings, plans for their move, actual operations, successes, failures, and lessons learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will enjoy the clear, systematic, rational and sometimes humorous accounts of how these professionals coped. Each archivist speaks in his or her own voice, often with considerable individuality about what was intended, what processes occurred, and what result, in terms of an organized collection in a new location, finally emerged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics Include:\u003cbr\u003e- Planning\u003cbr\u003e- Administrative coordination\u003cbr\u003e- Staffing (both contract and institutional)\u003cbr\u003e- Security preservation\u003cbr\u003e- Transportation methods\u003cbr\u003e- Boxing and shelving\u003cbr\u003e- Accidents and natural disasters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll get pertinent advice about:\u003cbr\u003e- How to plan for trouble\u003cbr\u003e- How to avoid the well-meaning \"assistance\" of administrators and volunteers\u003cbr\u003e- How to maintain control and good humor throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256148283736,"sku":"9780810845008","price":77.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780810845008_7cd0406c-d8b5-44f1-ba9c-ab19558f51a1.jpg?v=1769808610","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/moving-archives-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}