LEADER 00000cam 2200409Ia 4500 001 9781936117857 003 UtOrBLW 005 20160711160413.0 006 m o d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 160711s2014 cau ob 001 0 eng d 020 9781936117857|q(e-book) 040 UtOrBLW|cUtOrBLW 050 4 GN495.6|b.I345 2014 082 00 305.800973|223 245 00 Identity palimpsests :|barchiving ethnicity in the U.S. and Canada /|cedited by Dominique Daniel and Amalia S. Levi. 260 Sacramento, CA :|bLitwin Books,|c2014. 300 1 online resource (xiv, 326 p.) 490 0 Archives, archivists and society ;|vbook 5 500 Includes index. 520 Identity Palimpsests assesses the ways ethnic identities and other forms of belonging are affected by, and also affect, current practices in ethnic archiving. The book begins with an overview of the evolution of the way ethnic organizations and communities have collected, preserved and provided access to their heritage. It then goes on to examine contemporary practices and theories in the context of a cultural heritage sector that is today defined by the digital medium and the Web. Institutions involved in ethnic archiving include libraries, archives and museums that document the history of immigration and ethnicity in the United States and Canada. 650 0 Ethnological archives|zUnited States. 650 0 Ethnological archives|zCanada. 650 0 Ethnology|zUnited States|xArchives. 650 0 Ethnology|zCanada|xArchives. 650 0 Archives|xSocial aspects|zUnited States. 650 0 Archives|xSocial aspects|zCanada. 700 1 Daniel, Dominique. 700 1 Levi, Amalia S. 856 40 |uhttp://gse.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/litwin/ 379rt5 856 40 |uhttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/9781936117857