September 18,
2008
SHI AWARDED GRANT TO POST CATALOGS OF HOLDINGS
ONLINE
Sealaska Heritage Institute
(SHI) has received a grant to create an online catalog of its archival and
ethnographic collections and to catalog its book holdings in an online library
database.
The project is a huge step
forward in making the institute’s materials more accessible to the public,
said SHI Archivist Zachary Jones, noting for the first time a full listing of SHI’s collections will be
available via the Internet.
“This is going to transform
the way we operate, up our effectiveness and hopefully bring more people in
and serve people better,” Jones said.
“It allows us to let people
know in a more effective way what we have and to bring them in here. We want
people to use our materials. The most important part about having these great
collections is getting people to use them,” he said
To get a sense of SHI’s
collections, patrons currently must contact Jones directly or go to SHI’s
Juneau office to peruse catalogs of the institute’s holdings, which include
more than 5,000 publications, approximately 20,000 photographic images,
roughly 1,000 cultural objects, nearly 2,500 media items, and more than 750
linear feet of manuscript material that document the history, culture,
heritage, and language of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people of
Southeast Alaska.
The two-year, $148-thousand
grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will
allow people to search SHI’s archival and ethnographic holdings on the
Internet by using keywords or browse searching for authors and subjects. The
archival catalog will give descriptions of the materials, but people still
will have to go to the institute’s office to view the collections.
SHI’s book holdings will be
cataloged in the online Capital
Cities Library Information Center, a catalog that is shared by the Juneau
Public Library, the Alaska State Library, the University of Alaska/Southeast, and other libraries in the
Juneau
City and Borough area.
The institute eventually will post links to the databases on its website at www.sealaskaheritage.org.
Sealaska Heritage Institute
is a regional nonprofit representing the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people
of Southeast Alaska. Its mission is to
perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian
cultures.
CONTACT: Zachary Jones,
907-586-9261
Radio Actualities
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- Zachary Jones, SHI Archivist,
TRT: :08 “This is going to transform the way we operate, up our
effectiveness and hopefully bring more people in and serve people
better.”
- Zachary Jones, SHI Archivist,
TRT: :14 “It allows us to let people know in a more effective way
what we have and to bring them in here. We want people to use our materials.
The most important part about having these great collections is getting
people to use them.”
Kathy
Dye
Director
of Media and Publications
kathy.dye@sealaska.com
Sealaska
Heritage Institute
One Sealaska Plaza, Suite
301
Juneau, Alaska
99801
SHI (907)
586-9189
FAX (907) 586-9293
www.sealaskaheritage.org
www.alaskanativeartists.com
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