Photographs : archival care and management / by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Diane Vogt-O'Connor with Helena Zinkham, Brett Carnell, and Kit Peterson.

Presented from an archival perspective, the book focuses on systematically working with collections of photographs, regardless of their age, size, condition, or usage levels, and addresses: Archival management of photos, History of photography, Preservation issues and techniques, Interpreting photog...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn
Other Authors:	Vogt-O'Connor, Diane
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:	Photographs > Conservation and restoration > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Photograph collections > Management > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Photographies > Conservation et restauration > Guides, manuels, etc. Photographies > Collectionneurs et collections > Gestion > Guides, manuels, etc. Photograph collections > Management. Photographs > Conservation and restoration. Archivierung. Archiv. Fotografie. PHOTOGRAPHS. ARCHIVES. RECORDS MANAGEMENT. MANUALS. Handbooks and manuals.
Genre:	Handbooks, manuals, etc. Guides, manuels, etc. Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:	xvi, 529 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

1. Photographs in archival collections
2. History of photographic processes
3. Reading and researching photographs
4. Appraisal and acquisitions
5. Accessioning and arrangement
6. Description and cataloging
7. Preservation
8. Integrating preservation and archival procedures
9. Reference services and the research room
10. Legal and ethical issues of ownership, access, and usage
11. Copying and duplication
12. Digitizing photographs
13. Outreach : public programs, public relations, and fund-raising.