by Laura Uglean Jackson (Editor)
Deaccessioning in Special Collections and Archives addresses issues related to deaccessioning special collections and archives materials. A mix of case studies and perspectives on deaccessioning, the book addresses important issues vital to deaccessioning including ethical concerns, donor relations, appraisal questions, and disposition options.
Author Biography
Laura Uglean Jackson began her career in archives at the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center (AHC) on a grant-funded reappraisal and deaccessioning project. Since then, she has been an avid proponent of reappraisal and deaccessioning, chairing the Society of American Archivists team that created the Guidelines for Reappraisal and Deaccessioning and publishing and presenting on the topic. Following a seven-year long career at the AHC, she became Assistant University Archivist at the University of California Irvine. She has been Archives and Special Collections Librarian at the University of Northern Colorado since September 2017. She holds a BA in Art History from Colorado State University and an MS in Library and Information Science from Simmons College.