The groundbreaking "Pacific Voices" exhibit grew out of a five-year collaborative process that brought together members of Washington State's diverse Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American communities. The exhibition became a vehicle for the expression of a variety of voices exploring sources of cultural identity: objects, rituals, ceremonies, and traditions that both anchor and showcase the ways of life of Pacific Rim communities.
Each of the seventeen chapters highlights a unique cultural object: Rose Dang and Thuy Vu see the Vietnamese incense burner as a vehicle for...
The groundbreaking "Pacific Voices" exhibit grew out of a five-year collaborative process that brought together members of Washington State'...
Fire, water, mold, construction problems, power outages - these unexpected mishaps can not only bring services to a grinding halt but also destroy collections. This revised edition is a thorough guide to preventing or responding to problems big and small in libraries.
Fire, water, mold, construction problems, power outages - these unexpected mishaps can not only bring services to a grinding halt but also destroy col...
Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Bad things can happen to good digital resources - from floods and fires to computer crashes. Both library staff and customers are dependent on costly hardware, software, and electronic collections. Electronic information may be more susceptible to problems than print. Storage issues and long-term accessibility for digital materials on dated or obsolete hardware often can be overlooked. Without a plan for containment and recovery, a collection or library may have to close, either temporarily or permanently. Preservation and disaster expert Kahn brings...
Disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Bad things can happen to good digital resources - from floods and fires to computer crashes. Both library staf...
Winner of the 2013 ICAS Book Prize (Social Sciences)
The "Tahiti" that most people imagine - white-sand beaches, turquoise lagoons, and beautiful women - is a product of 18th century European romanticism and persists today as the bedrock of Tahiti's tourism industry. This postcard image, however, masks a different reality. The dreams and desires that the tourism industry promotes distract from the medical nightmares and environmental destruction caused by France's 30-year nuclear testing program in French Polynesia. Tahitians see the burying of a bomb in their land as deeply...
Winner of the 2013 ICAS Book Prize (Social Sciences)
The "Tahiti" that most people imagine - white-sand beaches, turquoise lagoons, and beaut...
