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The essays that comprise Elusive Archives raise a common question: how do we study material culture when the objects of study are transient, evanescent, dispersed or subjective? Such things resist the taxonomic protocols that institutions, such as museums and archives, rely on to channel their acquisitions into meaningful collections. What holds these disparate things together here are the questions authors ask of them. Each essay creates by means of its method a provisional collection of things, an elusive archive. Scattered matter then becomes fixed within each author’s analytical framework rather than within the walls of an archive’s reading room or in cases along a museum corridor.

This book follows the ways in which objects may be identified, gathered, arranged, conceptualized and even displayed rather than by “discovering” artifacts in an archive and then asking how they came to be there. The authors approach material culture outside the traditional bounds of learning about the past. Their essays are varied not only in subject matter but also in narrative format and conceptual reach, making the volume accessible and easy to navigate for a quick reference or, if read straight through, build toward a new way to think about material culture.

• how students engage with writing gray literature
• producing a local voting guide
• creating museum-level exhibit labels
• composing and printing original poems using a letterpress
• developing finding aids
• writing a children’s book
• creating infographics and lightning talk videos
• learning digital literacy using podcasts
• a variety of digital humanities projects 

Rapid change calls for informed leadership. The goal of Donham’s text has always been to help school library professionals make a difference in the educational experience and academic attainment of students in their schools. With the addition of new co-author Sims, a junior high school librarian, this newly revised fourth edition rises to the challenge with updates and enhancements that confirm its value as an important resource for both LIS students and current school librarians. Covering all aspects of the school system, including students, curriculum and instruction, principals, district administration, and the community, it demonstrates how to interact and collaborate in order to integrate the school library program throughout these environments. Inside, readers will find

• myriad real-world examples of issues in school librarianship and evidence-based practice;
• discussion of such urgent topics as the educational needs of the iGen (those born between 1995 and 2012), changing reading habits, the influence of the media, and news literacy and other issues related to the proliferation of fake news;
• updates which touch upon the new AASL Standards, inquiry-based learning, assessment, and library program evaluation;
• specific tactics for establishing the library program as an active player in teaching and learning;
• an overview of education-related technology such as course management systems, the virtual library, makerspaces, information presentation and data representation tools like ScreenCast and Google Maps, online home-school communication, and online student safety and privacy; and
• end-of-chapter discussion scenarios that explore opportunities for the practical application of concepts.

Reflecting changes—professional, theoretical, legal, and political—in both the library field and education, this new edition of a groundbreaking school library text will equip readers to be leaders at their schools and in their communities.

• LibGuides creation through conceptual integration with the Framework
• fostering interdisciplinary transference
• the convergence of metaliteracy with the Framework
• teaching multimodalities and data visualization
• mapping a culturally responsive information literacy journal for international students

• gain an overview of the contemporary STEM teaching and research enterprise by learning about the roles and needs of STEM community members such as program administrators, tenure track principal investigators (PIs), non-tenure track teaching faculty, research staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students;
• become familiarized with the “research group,” the organizational structure through which these different personas come together to advance the university research enterprise;
• get pointers on building teaching and learning programs that enhance student success and designing research support services that integrate into STEM researchers' actual workflows;
• receive proven outreach strategies for engaging STEM communities;
• learn approaches for incorporating AI (artificial intelligence) and LLMs (large language models) into information literacy programs for scientists and engineers; and
• discover how library leaders can support both nascent and established STEM librarians to advance STEM education and research at their local institutions.

The scope and reach of information, driven by the explosive growth of information technologies and content types, has expanded dramatically over the past 30 years. The consequences of these changes to records and information management (RIM) professionals are profound, necessitating not only specialized knowledge but added responsibilities. RIM professionals require a professional ethics to guide them in their daily practice and to form a basis for developing and implementing organizational policies, and Mooradian’s new book provides a rigorous outline of such an ethics. Taking an authoritative principles/rules based approach to the subject, this book comprehensively addresses

• the structure of ethics, outlining principles, moral rules, judgements, and exceptions;
• ethical reasoning, from meaning and logic to dilemmas and decision methods;
• the ethical core of RIM, discussing key topics such as organizational context, the positive value of accountability, conflicts of interest, and confidentiality;
• important ethical concerns like copyright and intellectual property, whistleblowing, information leaks, disclosure, and privacy; and
• the relationship between RIM ethics and information governance.

1. Instruction, Liaison Engagement, and Outreach
2. Collections Projects and Programs
3. Collaborations, Special Projects, and Community Partnerships

• Understanding Users
• Leadership and Management
• Instruction and Outreach
• Collections
• Open Initiatives 

An accessible starting point for those interested in the past, present, and future of digital cultural heritage.

The digitization of cultural heritage has reshaped humanities research and professional practice, though its full impact is still emerging. As more cultural heritage becomes born-digital, new archives and collections introduce complexity, challenges, and shared methods across sectors. Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage examines interpretations, contexts, and uses across four themes—access, use and reuse, value(s), and sustainability—spanning digitized and born-digital materials. Drawing on case studies and practical examples, it provides an overview of the concepts, processes, and technologies shaping digital cultural heritage, as well as its future challenges and directions.

1. Anti-Racist Approaches
2. Intentional Information Literacy
3. Engendering Care and Empathy
4. Community Building
5. Universal Design for Learning: An Important Benchmark
6. Instructor Identity and Positionality
7. Professional Development

1. Anti-Racist Approaches
2. Intentional Information Literacy
3. Engendering Care and Empathy
4. Community Building
5. Universal Design for Learning: An Important Benchmark
6. Instructor Identity and Positionality
7. Professional Development

1. Anti-Racist Approaches
2. Intentional Information Literacy
3. Engendering Care and Empathy
4. Community Building
5. Universal Design for Learning: An Important Benchmark
6. Instructor Identity and Positionality
7. Professional Development