Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene

An Introduction

  • Eira Tansey University of Cincinnati
  • Robert D. Montoya Department of Information and Library Science, Indiana University Bloomington
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24242/jclis.v3i1.156

Abstract

In this editors' note, guest editors Eira Tansey and Robert Montoya introduce the special issue for libraries and archives in the Anthropocene.

Author Biographies

Eira Tansey, University of Cincinnati

Eira Tansey is the Digital Archivist/Records Manager at the University of Cincinnati Libraries. Her active areas of research include the effects of climate change on archives and archivists, the role of records within environmental regulation, and the enforcement of recordkeeping laws. Her work has appeared in a wide variety of archives, history, and environmental policy journals.

Robert D. Montoya, Department of Information and Library Science, Indiana University Bloomington

Assistant Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program

Published
2020-05-17
Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2020): Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene
Section
Editors' Note
Copyright (c) 2020 Eira Tansey, Robery Montoya

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