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Cecilia Lizama Salvatore is Professor and Coordinator of the Archives and Cultural Heritage Program. Her research, teaching, and service focus on the areas of the broad management of archives and cultural heritage resources. She is particularly focused on the documentation, archiving, and the preservation of the records and cultural heritage of diverse communities. She is the Lead PI on a three-year Mellon Foundation grant that focuses on partnerships with communities, their archives, and 91ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ students. Originally from a United States territory in the Pacific Islands, Professor Salvatore pays attention to the global forum on archives and cultural heritage. She is currently working with Pacific Island territories and the diaspora, specifically on their documentation, archiving, and preservation objectives. She is on the Board of Directors of IPIKU, a partnership of local leaders, scholars, and educators from the Pacific Islands. In addition, she is an active member of IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, where, at various times, she served as chair or member of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Heritage, the Local History and Genealogy Section, and the Indigenous Matters Section.

Education
PhD, Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at Austin
MLS, Library Science, State University of New York, Buffalo
BA, History, Nazareth College
Research Interests
  • Archives and Cultural Heritage Resources Management
  • Information Policy and Ethics
  • Information Behavior Theories
  • Information in Underserved and Marginalized Populations
  • Ethnography and Naturalistic Inquiry (Research Methods)
Certificates and Licensures
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Selected Publications

Salvatore, C. (2021). Chapter 16: LAMS in the 21st Century. In Stauffer, S. (Ed.), Libraries, Archives, and Museums: An Introduction to Cultural Heritage Institutions through the Ages. Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved from

Salvatore, C. (2018). Cultural Heritage Care and Management: Theory and Practice. Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved from

Salvatore, C. (2018). 1: Cultural Heritage Components. In Salvatore, C. (Ed.), Cultural Heritage Care and Management: Theory and Practice, 3-16. Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved from

Selected Presentations
Salvatore, Cecilia L. β€œTelling/Not Telling Our Stories: the IPIKU Perspective.” Mexican Information Global Forum. Indigenous Matters Symposium. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Mexico City. August 7, 2024.
Salvatore, C. From Documentation to Access and Exhibit: Common Issues Related to Local History Collections. The International Conference on Local Chronicles (ICLC) and the 9th Chinese Local Chronicles Academic Conference, July 15-19, 2019. Changsha, China

 

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