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Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Education for Professional Growth and Field Sustainability
Jorgensen, Miriam. September 30, 2011. 027.63 Jorge
“This paper constitutes the final evaluation report for Preserving Language, Memory, and Lifeways: A Continuing Education Project for 21st Century Lbirarians, a grant to the Western Council of State Libraries by the Institute of Museum and Library services (award number RE-06-06-01190).”
Roy, Loriene, Anjali Bhasin and Sarah K. Arriaga, eds. Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums: Preserving Our Language, Memory, and Lifeways. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2011. 025.54 Triba ISBN 978-0-8108-8194-5
Hundreds of tribal libraries, archives, and other information centers offer the services patrons would expect from any library: circulation of materials, collection of singular items (such as oral histories), and public services (such as summer reading programs). What is unique in these settings is the commitment to tribal protocols and expressions of tribal lifeways—from their footprints on the land to their architecture and interior design, institutional names, signage, and special services, such as native language promotion.
This book offers a collection of articles devoted to tribal libraries and archives and provides an opportunity for tribal librarians to share their stories, challenges, achievements, and aspirations with the larger professional community. Part one introduces the tribal community library, providing context and case studies for libraries in California, Alaska, Oklahoma, Hawai'i, and in other countries. The role of tribal libraries and archives in native language recovery and revitalization is also addressed in this section. Part two features service functions of tribal information centers, addressing the library facility, selection, organization, instruction, and programming/outreach. Part three includes a discussion of the types of records that tribes might collect, legal issues, and snapshot descriptions of noteworthy archival collections. The final part covers strategic planning, advice on working in the unique environments of tribal communities, advocacy and marketing, continuing education plans for library staff, and time management tips that are useful for anyone working in a small library setting.
