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Collection storage is one of the most complex collaborations a museum, library, or archive can undertake. A high-level initial assessment can help overcome the inertia and complexity that overwhelms larger organizations due to the number of stakeholders, spaces, and collections. Large institutions need to rise above room-level preservation issues and focus on global, values-based thinking. With support from the Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections (SCHC) program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), The Research Libraries of the New York Public Library (NYPL) designed a collaborative pre-planning exercise to inform long-range collection storage planning for over fifty storage areas within its Manhattan research centers. Pulling together experts in architecture, preservation environment, and sustainability to review NYPL's storage needs in collaboration with an internal team of stakeholders, the project established foundations for ongoing values-based collaborative planning. Project design and considerations on synthesizing observations into recommendations are discussed in this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The goal of this research was to determine how competence functions as a mediator between performance, training, and motivation. This study performed a multivariate analysis with a descriptive and explanatory quantitative strategy. The research sample consisted of 80 respondents selected by employing a proportional sampling technique. Data were collected through an instrument questionnaire and analyzed using the partial least squares (PLS) approach of structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that: Motivation and training both have a substantial impact on performance; Motivation and training both have a substantial impact on performance; Competence has a significant role in performance as a mediator variable, competence has a considerable ability to mediate the influence of motivation and training on performance. The results of the calculation of the square value of multiple correlations (R2) of 0.274 and 0.572 respectively show the strength of the competence dependent variable and employee performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the discussion on Samuel Taylor Coleridge's return journey from the University of Göttingen to England in June 1799. Topics include studying historical-critical methods, collecting materials on German poets and literary controversies; and touring significant cultural and academic centers like the Harz Mountains, Wolfenbüttel, and Hamburg, enriching his understanding of German intellectual history.

The article focuses on the rare discovery of two artifact caches by theHinrichs familyin Iroquois County, Illinois. Topics include the details of each cache's discovery, the types of artifacts found such as Pomranky points and red ochre blades, and the significance of these finds within the context of artifact collecting and local archaeology.

This article considers those manuscripts that either are or include collections of Middle English verse romances. They form a small proportion, no more than eleven manuscripts, of the romance manuscripts that survive. The article seeks to assess the factors involved in the creation of these collections and to place them in the wider contexts of surviving manuscripts that include verse romances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article argues that when Chaucer asked Richard II for leave to appoint a proxy to perform his duties at the London wool quay in 1385, he wrote the petition in his own hand. The evidence is the informal nature of the petition itself, which is short, simply worded, and carelessly written; its form (as a "chamberlain's bill," it offered the simplest bureaucratic option for a member of the royal household); and the facts that it is an original, not a bureaucratic copy, and once bore Chaucer's personal seal; that its spelling of Chaucer's name as "Geffray" may reflect a personal preference; and that Chaucer was allowed no clerical staff and was expected to keep records in his own hand. Chaucer's contemporaries wrote more elaborate petitions than this one in their own hands, so the burden of proof lies with those who wish to claim that this petition is the work of a professional scribe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article nostalgically recounts the camaraderie and adventures of three Indian artifact collectors, Edmund Butkus, Ted Koelikamp and Terry Schultz, known as "The Three Musketeers." Originating from their introduction in 1970, the narrative reflects on their relic-hunting trips, shared experiences, and the unique bond that formed over the years.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the authors experience of organizing music for the week-long celebration of the collection's opening.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of attending an auction held at Rainbow Traders in conjunction with Tom Davis Artifacts on April 3, 1999 in Tennessee.

The article discusses about evidence, quarrying and lithic reduction of Hole-in the- Wall lemon-yellow agate during the Palaeo-American Clovis era. Topics discussed include geothermal spring used to generate electricity, principal ancient workings of the Hole-in the-Wall and hand-digging and sieving of ancient quarry debris.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a collector and collecting Native American artifacts.

This qualitative case study explores the purchase motivations and collecting behavior of self-assessed Funko Pop collectors. It finds that the individual collector's self-identification influences individual purchase and collection decisions. It also finds that social collecting behaviors may influence individual collecting behavior, suggesting that collecting communities may establish collecting norms and experiences. This study maps out the collecting experience, provides a unique perspective on social collecting behaviors, explores the nuances of the collecting experience, and recommends potential direction for managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This exploratory case study seeks to understand the purchase and collection motivations of an international co-branded limited-edition collectible. It also explores consumers’ perceptions of the brand collaboration between Philippine-based Jollibee and United States-based Funko. This study finds that consumers are motivated to purchase and collect products based on their willingness to identify with the brand, which stems from personal values, self-concept, and nostalgia. While most studies on cobranding use simulated alliances, this study provides a real example of an international branding collaboration, thereby providing a nuanced understanding of co-branding spillover effects and how a consumer’s willingness to identify with a brand motivates their purchase and collection decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the discussion on journey of a Dovetail artifact, originally found on a farm in Illinois. Topics include passed through several collectors' hands over decades, eventually returning close to its place of discovery; and artifact's provenance and its significance to local collectors, the personal connections forged through artifact collecting, and the role of artifact shows in trading and showcasing collections.

The article presents the discussion on Eli Ferguson's dog, Cope, who uniquely collected Indian artifacts from a garden area near Camp Branch in Waynesville, North Carolina. Topics include Cope's role as an artifact collector during her younger years, the types and provenance of artifacts found, and the subsequent retirement of Cope from artifact hunting as she grew older.

Angela Carter, one of the greatest British post-war novelists, is already well known for her modern treatment of traditional folk and fairy tales. A new private archive, containing notebooks, LPs, books, and recordings, has recently come to light in Bristol which proves beyond doubt that Carter played an active role in the traditional folk scene in Bristol during the 1960s as a singer, a player, and a scholar, alongside her first husband, producer and field recordist Paul Carter. As part of a wider study of the influence of folk singing on Carter's literary works, this article examines how Carter the editor and curator learned from folk song collectors how to repurpose traditional material, and in particular from A. L. Lloyd, who performed as a guest at the Carters' Bristol folk club. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the copyright and intellectual property (IP) issues on blockchains and non-fungible tokens (NFT). Also cited are the growing applications of NFTs in sectors like art, music, entertainment, and collecting, the use of smart contracts for NFT transactions, and how NFTs can make tokenized digital artwork a unique asset.

Te Papa Museum's International History Collection comprises about 6,000 collection items, around 1,000 of which are associated with South Africa. This article provides a brief overview of the development of the collection. The authors also present a small study of the collection, focusing on provenance details of acquisitions, objects and key historical events. The article traces important historical connections between South Africa and New Zealand in the 19th century to contextualise the objects held in Te Papa's collection. It introduces the 2021 project undertaken to increase public awareness of Te Papa's South Africa collection. Five significant donors and their contribution to the museum are explored, as well as a further two objects of unknown provenance to direct future aims of building international institutional relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the Pălatca Commune (Cluj County), a prehistoric (probably elk) antler axe was discovered accidentally. It later came into the possession of a collector. The item is extremely rare, which is why we subjected it to analysis in the present paper. The best analogies found are among the Bronze Age items from the current space of Ukraine and Russia. We believe that the closest analogy is the famous sceptre-axe discovered in Dudarkov, which is particularly remarkable due to the numerous zoomorphic, phytoform and geometric motifs incised on its surface, attributed to the Mnogovalikovaja culture. Based on these correspondences, our assessment is that the axe from Pălatca can be interpreted as a sceptre, similar to other antler items already discovered in the Mid- and Late Bronze Age in Transylvania or neighbouring regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the importance of understanding and preserving the prehistoric past in America amidst ongoing debates about indigenous land and archaeological practices. Topics include the tension between collectors and archaeologists, recent discoveries extending the timeline of human habitation in the Americas, and the growing trend of repatriating artifacts while excluding them from scientific study.

Looking historically at cleanliness, care practices, and accessories, this article examines how a variety of actors—from record listeners and music journalists to inventors, advertisers, and corporations—grappled with the problem of cleaning vinyl records in the pursuit of "clean sound" in the period between the 1950s and 1970s. Detailing how washing and preserving records became a commercialized, scientific, and often gendered caretaking process for collectors, the piece makes the case for studying under-explored dimensions of music production/consumption related to housekeeping, preservation, and embodied practices. To this end, the article offers the concept of "media hygiene" as a tool for initiating broader discussions in media studies about fragility and the role of mess in everyday media interactions. Thinking with media hygiene provides insight into the ways that people are encouraged to take responsibility for media technologies' lifespan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]