Monthly Archives: October 2010

In the past 50 years, oral histories have gone through many changes. Two factors played significant roles in the beginning of their evolution. The first and most pragmatic factor was the availability of the first portable tape recorders in 1963 … Continue reading →

In our program the necessity for access and intellectual freedom and the role that technology has played in promoting this has been discussed many times over.  I wanted to look at a view of this increasing role in technology from … Continue reading →

I would like to discuss a topic that many librarians do not fully understand. Last spring in Martin Garner’s Professional Principles and Ethics class, it was mentioned that archivists willingly deny access to materials. The archivists in the room nodded … Continue reading →

I would like to bring to the table an ethical situation concerning one’s right to privacy and confidentiality with their librarian, and what is right and good for the community. I was recently working the reference desk at my public … Continue reading →

For the past eight months or so I have been in charge of a collection of glass plate photography in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s image archives.  The time has been taken up with re-housing, cataloging, and scanning … Continue reading →