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This annotated bibliography provides more details on the "Hanging Together" posts referred to in "Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata" (see ED617919), primarily summaries of discussions by the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group in 2015-2020. The order of the sections matches that in the report, with the blog posts listed in reverse chronological order.

This paper traces the roots of the current library preservation movement and its evolution during the second half of the 20th century. It also looks at some of the contemporary shifts in thinking about preservation and changes in practice that are being explored by libraries. Finally the paper draws some conclusions as to the scope of programs in future. It suggests that a 21st century preservation program might contain the following elements: risk management and mitigation; physical treatment; copying; registration; applied research (analog and digital); digital initiatives coordination; repository and facility management; and trend analysis and strategic planning. (Author/AEF)

Local mail posts were private enterprises that operated mainly in cities circa 1840-1861. Locals provided services the United States Post Office Department (USPOD) did not offer. Some locals operated in association with the USPOD. In addition, some locals offered services that overlapped those offered by other independent mail carriers and express companies. Many locals issued their own stamps. Stamp collectors have conducted intensive research to identify local stamps and their origins, partly to separate genuine from faked stamps. This bibliography is presented to promote the study of locals in the National Postal Museum Branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Sources are presented under the following categories: books; journal articles; special publications; auction catalogs; stamp catalog; and indexes. (AEF)

This paper presents findings from an historical investigation of visual literacy, a unique aspect being that the approach relied on the marriage of two disciplines--geography and history--which study change over time. Maps and their interpretation of data by cartographers tend to provide a foundational context that can illuminate past and present and establish connections between them. In this case, using a variety of sources, researchers mapped historical aspects of visual literacy with a geographic information system (GIS). Discussion and figures explore: (1) a time line of seminal works in critical viewing, the psychology of art, and visual literacy; (2) the acquisition and organization of the correspondence of Dr. Henry Ray, an important figure in the field, by Kent State University (location of his correspondents indicates pockets of interest in visual literacy); (3) government funding for educational programs in visual literacy; (4) media preservation efforts; and (5) visual literacy education efforts in non-school settings like museums and libraries. By overlaying a map depicting one data source with a map depicting another data source, relationships between the two data sources become more apparent than if the two data sources were described solely in a written format. (Contains 25 references.) (AEF/BEW)

This annotated bibliography attempts to make the collection of the Tyler Free Library in Foster, Rhode Island, more accessible to anyone interested in the history of the town. The library has long been an unofficial repository of historical information and town documents for the community of Foster, Rhode Island. The library also houses the files of the Foster Preservation Society, which contain much historical and genealogical information about Foster and the surrounding area. The file is indexed and is available during library hours. The bibliography is divided into the following sections: (1) "Foster History and Folklore"; (2) "Comprehensive Planning"; (3) "Town Charter"; (4) "Schools/Education"; (5) "Zoning/Planning"; (6) "Tax Books"; and (7) "Maps." (EH)

The National Film Registry, which is primarily a designated list of films to be preserved by the Library of Congress, is also a valuable tool for selecting "films that are culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant." Following a brief discussion of the history and selection process of the National Film Registry, Southeast Missouri State University's Kent Library's effort to provide access to the films using the VHS videotape format is described. An annotated "videography" of the National Film Registry archives (1989-94) is then provided with 150 films listed under the following categories: animation; avant garde; comedy; detective and mystery; documentary; fantasy; horror; musical; science fiction; silent films; war; and westerns. A list of film distributors' addresses and phone numbers is also included. (Contains 19 references.) (AEF)

This bibliography provides information about the Adult and Continuing Education Research Collection at Syracuse University. The citations are categorized as follows: (1) descriptions of adult and continuing education research collection (6 items); (2) aids to access to adult and continuing education research collection (3 items); (3) materials in the adult and continuing education research collection (18 items); (4) publications related to the adult and continuing education collection that are authored by a Syracuse University staff member, published or sponsored by the university, or provide context or background to the collections (16 items); and (5) publications in comparative adult education (12 items). ERIC document numbers for items in the ERIC database are provided. (KC)

This document catalogs the photographs in the adult and continuing education collection at Syracuse University. The following materials are included: photographs and other materials received from the Fund for Adult Education in 1970; the archives of the continuing education programs at Syracuse University, the papers of educators of adults at the University; and photographs from other offices of the university such as public relations. The document also lists the descriptive subject headings that were developed in the early years of the Library of Continuing Education at the university, with a few modifications. These descriptive headings contain the following main categories: general; accreditation; administration; agencies; communications; comparative; counseling; evaluation; distance education; finances; foundations; futures; history; instruction; international; learning; legislation; policy and planning; programs; and program development. Short definitions are provided for each of the headings, and subheadings are also included. (KC)

This finding aid describes collections in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress that document the traditional music and folklife of Alaska. Brief descriptions of the recordings are accompanied by identification numbers. Information about listening to or ordering any of the listed recordings is available from the Archive of Folk Culture. (AEF)

This finding aid is a selected list of supernatural-related narratives recorded in the United States and held in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress. Brief descriptions of the recordings are accompanied by identification numbers. Information about listening to or ordering any of the listed recordings is available from the Archive of Folk Culture. (AEF)

This directory lists professional folklore networks and other resources involved in folklife programming in the arts and social sciences, public programs, and educational institutions. The directory covers: (1) federal agencies; (2) folklife programming in public agencies and organizations, by state; (3) a listing by state of archives and special collections of folklore, folklife, and ethnomusicology, including date of establishment, access, research facilities, services, size and format, key collections, publications based on collections, and availability of printed information; (4) higher education degree-granting programs in folklife and folklore, including university programs that formally recognize concentrations or minors in folklore or folklife studies; (5) societies that play a major role in support of folklore studies, cultural conservation, and the perpetuation and presentation of traditional culture; (6) serial publications including newsletters, journals, and magazines associated with professional and public organizations and societies; (7) publishers of books and monographs on folklore, ethnomusicology, and folk music; (8) mail order book dealers of folklore, enthnomusicology, and folk music in North America; (9) mail order dealers of folk music and folklore recordings; and (10) other directories related to folk culture. Appendix introduces folklore resources in Canada and Mexico. Includes an index by state for folk culture programs, archives, and universities. (LP)

This bibliography is an annotated list of significant literature released in 1991 relating to the preservation of archival records. Geared to the general archives community, it is designed to serve as a convenient reference to sources considered to be the most useful for preservation planning and management. It is not intended to be comprehensive. This bibliography contains literature in English that relates to archive preservation. It does not contain sources that deliver information electronically nor does it refer to highly technical works. To the extent possible, citations include the cost of and instructions for ordering the publications. The list is arranged in the following subject areas: general works (5 titles); preservation planning and management (3 titles); environmental control (7 titles); reformatting (5 titles); disaster preparedness (1 title); paper and bound records (7 titles); photographs (7 titles); moving image and sound records (5 titles); and electronic records (5 titles). (JLB)

This finding aid lists recorded collections in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress that document the traditional music and folklife of Puerto Rico and of Puerto Ricans in the United States. Brief descriptions of the recordings are accompanied by identification numbers. Information about listening to or ordering any of the listed recordings is available from the Archive of Folk Culture. (AEF)

An introduction is provided to the materials available on Scots-Irish Americans. It combines historical and bibliographic research to create both a guide to sources, and a base list upon which collections on the Scots-Irish American experience can be created. The introduction provides a survey of the Scots-Irish American experience in America. This section is followed by an annotated list of English language reference and other sources on this ethnic group. Sources are arranged in the following categories: (1) general reference works (8 sources); (2) special reference works (4 sources); (3) works devoted to Scots-Irish Americans (20 sources); (4) general works (24 sources); (5) periodical articles (15 sources); (6) audiovisual materials and unpublished manuscripts (8 sources); and (7) libraries, archives, museums, and organizations (15 sources). A subject index provides access to specific topics. (SLD)

This summary lists the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, which contains a variety of materials regarding education policy in the United States. Materials consist primarily of staff files created in the Ford White House between August 9, 1974, and January 20, 1977. A substantial amount of earlier materials is available in the Ford Congressional Papers. The topics documented include: (1) forced busing to achieve school desegregation; (2) federal aid to education topics; (3) discrimination on the basis of sex; (4) "work and education" initiative; (5) other topics such as education for the handicapped, Native American education, student aid, a White House Conference on Education, and White House liaison with the academic community. (EH)

This bibliography from the Archives Library Information Center lists 118 items that were published between 1979 and 1992. The majority of these items are journal length articles or papers on marketing library services, charging user fees, and employing volunteers. Most of the items cited are from the library or information science literature, and some of the articles are specific to archives. Author/sponsor and subject indexes are provided. (KRN)

The first meeting of the Coalition of Adult Education Organizations (CAEO) was held in Syracuse in 1964 as a Conference of Adult Education Organizations. Its purpose was to obtain input to help determine the development of the Library of Continuing Education (LCE). Presidents, other officers or leaders of 17 organizations in Canada and the United States and representatives of UNESCO and International Congress of University Adult Education attended. The conference was successful and participants continued to meet. Meetings became forums or places where issues of adult and continuing education were identified and discussed. When the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) was being established, the CAEO requested that a Clearinghouse on Adult Education be designated and that it be set up at Syracuse University where the LCE was located. Action was taken by ERIC and the clearinghouse was established at Syracuse University. The name of CAEO changed over the years; in early September 1969, it became the Coalition of Adult Education Organizations. At the Galaxy Conference, the role of CAEO was formalized; a constitution and by-laws were developed. A major policy statement was also developed that reflected a broad and comprehensive vision of adult and continuing education in the United States. A strong relationship continues with the LCE. Current members of CAEO have voted to have Syracuse University as the repository for their archives. CAEO papers and materials are in the Adult Education Collection at Syracuse University. (YLB)

The intent of this project was to create a core bibliography in support of preservation of scholarly jewelry research, and to encourage the interest and involvement of jewelry historians, appraisers, professionals, collectors, and connoisseurs in preservation initiatives. The bibliography identifies a core of jewelry history books that are frequently cited and may be prime targets for preservation. Fifteen respected jewelry historians, jewelry scholars, and appraisers were requested to supply a list of the 25 works that they considered to be the most important books that supported their individual field of research. In addition, the respondents were surveyed to determine common preservation problems within the field. The results of this survey, which included access problems (e.g., brittle books and unavailable materials), are presented in the first half of the report. Brief descriptions of the collections and services of six libraries with significant holdings conclude the first part. The core bibliography, which comprises 284 titles, including the respondents' selections and additions from 11 selected bibliographies, makes up the second half of the report. It is noted that all of these titles are candidates for preservation. Each bibliographical entry consists of the document's full name or complete title with subtitle, the date of publication, the number of survey respondents who cited the book, the number of times the book was cited in the 11 bibliographies consulted, whether the material has been microfilmed, and whether it is endangered or has been reprinted. (MAB)

This publication contains descriptions of 53 research collections in adult and continuing education housed at Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York) Collection strengths have been identified as the history of adult education as a profession, field, and practice; literacy; and civic education. Each collection is described, and the number of boxes contained in each is noted. The collections are: Adult Education (AE) Association; AE Association/American Association for Adult and Continuing Education; AE Research Conference; Adult Student Personnel Association; George F. Aker papers; American Foundation for Continuing Education (CE); Association of Continuing Higher Education; Association of University Evening Colleges; Lalage J. Bown papers; Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults; Alexander N. Charters papers; Jessie and W. W. Charters Collection; Coalition of AE Organizations; Commission of Professors of AE; William D. Dowling papers; ERIC Clearinghouse on AE; Fund for AE; Galaxy Conference; Wilbur C. Hallenbeck papers; Eva Elise vom Baur Hansl papers; Andrew Hendrickson papers; Cyril O. Houle papers; Herbert Cason Hunsaker papers; Roy T. Ingham papers; International Congress of University AE; International Council for AE; Joseph W. Jacques, tape recordings; Malcolm S. Knowles papers; Laubach Collection (in three parts); Literacy Volunteers of America; Alexander A. Liveright papers (in two parts); National Association of Public School Adult Educators; National University Extension Association; George A. Parkinson papers; Photograph Collection; Bernard W. Reed papers; Robert E. Sharer papers; Paul Henry Sheats papers; Per Gustaf Stensland papers; Syracuse University Publications in CE; Clarence H. Thompson papers; Willard Thompson Galaxy Conference Papers; University Council on Education for Public Responsibility; Coolie Verner papers; and James B. Whipple papers. (YLB)

This catalog lists the materials contained in one of the special collections maintained by Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York), namely, the Syracuse University Publications in Continuing Education (SUPCE). The materials are listed in alphabetical order by code. The first section, a guide to finding SUPCE materials, describes the organization of the SUPCE Collection into three distinct units, or sets of boxes, with keys to the contents of each box. The second section is an introduction to SUPCE and its origins. Notes on the various series are included. The publications are then listed and categorized by these series: American Foundation for Continuing Education; Syracuse University Centennial Series; Clearinghouse of Resources for Educators of Adults; Distributing Agent; ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education; Fund for Adult Education Series; Library of Continuing Education at Syracuse University; Landmark and New Horizons Series; MSS Series; Notes and Essay Series in Continuing Education for Adults; Occasional Paper Series; Single Publications; Papers on Adult Education, University College Publications; Reports and Conference Series in Continuing Education; Reprints; Syracuse University Related Publications; William Pearson Tolley Medal Series; Syracuse University Kellogg Project Publications; and New Horizons--Electronic Journal. Each series has been assigned a three-letter code and each individual piece a number. Lists of publications in alphabetical order by title and by author follow. (YLB)

This paper briefly describes the geographic region and some indigenous artifacts of Micronesia. The state of art historical research in the area and currently available library resources are discussed. Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups. Study of Micronesian art and architecture is relatively recent. Early work was done by German, then Japanese, expeditions. More recently, Americans, as well as European and Japanese researchers, have studied the art and cultures of Micronesia. Among art forms studied are latte stones, dating from 1000 A.D. to 1668 A.D. These were hand smoothed and fitted limestone columns and capstones used to construct A-frame houses for the Chamorros, a people of the Mariana Islands group. The bai, a communal village house of Palau, is decorated with sculptures expressing a complex iconography of mythological symbolism. Another architectural accomplishment of Micronesians are the stone cities of Pohnpei and Kosrae, dating from the 8th-9th centuries to 1830. The largest collection of Micronesian art history materials available in the islands is the collection at the University of Guam (Mangilao). Other collections are located in the Palau National Museum Library in Koror, Palau; the Community College of Micronesia Pacific Collection in Kolonia, Pohnpei; The Nieves Flores Public Library in Agana, Guam; and the Federated States of Micronesia National Archives in Palikir, Pohnpe. Collections of library resources also can be found outside the area at the University of Hawaii; the Spanish archives in the Phillippines, Seville, and Madrid; and the Jesuit archives in Rome. Many materials remain uncatalogued and unindexed, a situation the Micronesian Area Research Center would like to address. An in-process integrated computer network will make access to these resources feasible in the future. (MM)

This thesaurus was designed for users of the Adult and Continuing Education Research Collection in Syracuse University (New York), which contains the archives of organizations and individuals central to the development of adult education as a field of study and practice. The thesaurus serves the historical and archival adult education materials of a specific place and is collection specific: the work represents the archive it serves. The thesaurus consists of three displays: conceptual, alphabetic, and rotated. The conceptual and rotated displays show only preferred terms (usable), whereas the alphabetic display consists of preferred and nonpreferred terms. The conceptual display indicates relationships among terms as they occur in the archive. The alphabetic display comprises the preferred terms, entry terms, scope notes, hierarchical relationships, and those of equivalence and of association. The rotated display indexes each word of both single and multiword preferred terms in alphabetical sequence. Six references are included. (NLA)

This bibliography provides librarians and local government officials with information on managing both current and historical local records. The bibliography is selected, not comprehensive, and emphasizes Alaskan sources. Approximately 75 resources are listed in the following categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) books; (3) journals; (4) videos/audiovisual materials; (5) federal government publications; (6) Alaska State Archives and Records Management Services publications; (7) other Alaska state government publications; and (8) local government resources in Alaska, including ordinances, resolutions, manuals, and schedules. The most important items are starred. Many of the items, including a videotape recording, federal government publications, Alaska state publications, and local government resources, are briefly annotated. Resource persons in Alaska and professional associations are also listed. (KRN)

This guide to the archives of the Tennessee College Women's Sports Federation (TCWSF), now dissolved, details the contents of the 13 cartons of materials which constitute the TCWSF collection. Materials are organized into series under particular topics. The guide describes the arrangement of documents in each series and then lists the contents of each container. The eight archival series are: (1) TCWSF Administrative Series (organizational and administrative documents); (2) TCWSF Ethics and Eligibility Series (applications and correspondence, protests, violations, complaints and appeals, and statistical information on players, scholarships and championships); (3) TCWSF Tournament Series (programs, financial statements, correspondence, score sheets etc.); (4) Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Southern Region II Series (administrative and tournaments documentation); (5) AIAW Series (administrative, tournament and legal materials regarding AIAW); (6) Women's Sports Organization Series (correspondence, directories, guidelines, etc. from various women's organizations); (7) State Series (constitutions, guidelines and handbooks of states other than Tennessee); and (8) Publication Series (miscellaneous periodicals and publications). The guide also includes a narrative history of TCWSF detailing its origins, developments and achievements. Also included are lists of TCWSF officers and member schools and profiles of Federation presidents. (JB)

This report describes the resources of the State Library of Ohio's Genealogy Collection and the services provided to its patrons. The genealogy collection is a non-circulating collection of approximately 14,000 volumes and 15,000 microforms and includes the following broad spectrum of resources: (1) self-help books; (2) family genealogies; (3) Ohio resources (marriage and cemetery records, county histories, church records, wills, atlases and gazetteers, Bible and family records, Ohio Genealogical Society Chapter newsletters, tax records, Daughters of the American Revolution records); (4) census records (Ohio, United States, slave schedules, Ohio and U.S. census indexes, census search aids); (5) non-population schedules; (6) International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.); (7) war records (Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, pensions); (8) periodicals; (9) land records; (10) ship passenger lists; (11) pamphlet file; (12) map and family charts; (13) name and place indexes; (14) coats-of-arms; and (15) other state resources and standard sources. Coverage of the collection focuses on the 17 states that preceded Ohio into statehood, particularly Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The collection may be accessed on-site via the library's online catalog or searched nationally through OCLC. Also provided in this document are descriptions of the collections in the state library's reference and documents departments, addresses of statewide genealogy facilities and other genealogy sources located in Columbus (Ohio), and an explanation of the collection development philosophy of the genealogy section. (MAB)

In the past decade, the amount and variety of information on developing and managing comprehensive preservation programs has grown tremendously. This highly selective list of books, reports, journal and newsletter articles, and other sources is intended primarily as an introduction to the increasingly rich literature for archivists, special collections librarians, curators, and history professionals. Most of the items have been published since 1985, although a number of "classic" sources are included to illustrate how thinking on appropriate preservation action has evolved over the past 50 years. The list was compiled as part of the Society of American Archivists' 2-year long evaluation of its Basic Archival Conservation Program and should not be considered comprehensive. Each document is listed alphabetically by author and provides the title, publication and archival source, date, and number of pages. A total of 148 items are listed. (MAB)