Ephemera: the stuff of history
Report of the Working Party on Ephemera set up by the CILIP Preservation and Conservation Panel
Produced with the support of the MLA
During 2001 the Preservation, Conservation, Security and Heritage Committee of the Library Association (now CILIP) raised concerns about ephemera collections within libraries, archives, museums and other organizations. It was agreed that the best way forward was to hold a colloquium with representatives from organisations recognized as having an interest in promoting the cause of ephemera. The Colloquium, held in March 2002, was asked to decide on short- and long-term aims and to consider outcomes and further action.
One of its conclusions was to form a small working party comprising people with a specific concern or expertise in the subject of ephemera, in order to carry forward some of the issues that had been raised at the Colloquium.
Report contents
1. Introduction
2 Aim and Objectives
3. The world of ephemera
4. The significance of ephemera
5. Raising the profile and status of ephemera
6. Existing collections of ephemera
7. Finding the expertise
8. Acquisitions
9. Collection management
10. Cataloguing and documentation
11. Digitization
12. Electronic ephemera
13. Training
14. The role of the private collector
Summary of recommendations
List of references
Glossary of acronyms