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Preserving Holocaust Memory: The Role of Yizkor Books in Grey Literature

This paper explores the significance of Yizkor books within the framework of grey literature, emphasizing their unique characteristics and importance to Holocaust memory. Produced non-commercially and often in limited print runs, these materials serve diverse audiences, including genealogists, scholars, and creative artists. The presentation focuses on collection management, digitization criteria, and the collaborations among various institutions such as Yad Vashem and the New York Public Library. By examining these works, the ongoing effort to preserve and share Holocaust narratives worldwide is highlighted.

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Preserving Holocaust Memory: The Role of Yizkor Books in Grey Literature

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  1. Yizkor Books As Holocaust Grey Literature Faith Jones, New York Public Library Gretta Siegel, Portland State University Seventh International Conference on Grey Literature, December 5-6, Nancy, France

  2. Yizkor Books in the Context of ‘Grey’ • Produced non-commercially • Data driven • Small intended audience • Not peer-reviewed • Small print runs • Poor production quality • Distributed informally

  3. Collection Development • Gifts • Pro-active acquisition • U.S. Public Law 480 • Widely dispersed geographically

  4. Important Collections • Yad Vashem – Israel • New York Public Library – U.S. • YIVO – U.S. • Library of Congress – U.S. • Medem Bibliotheque – France • Jewish Public Library – Canada • Bueno Aires JCC – Argentina - destroyed

  5. Collection Management • Archives and special collections • Definitions / related collections • Complexity of source material

  6. New Audiences • Genealogists • Scholars • Creative artists

  7. Digitizing Criteria • Fully cataloged material • High demand material • Originals able to withstand careful, infrequent handling • Users motivated to learn digital resources

  8. Book scanned at 600 dpi text pages bitonal image pages greyscale pages with both scanned twice and combined Archival quality TIF file created (post-processing, e.g. curve correction) Four derivative files created Service file (.svc) for print-on-demand (sized and trimmed to book specifications) 940 pixel-wide .gif file for web viewer (sized for average computer screen) 760 pixel-wide .gif file for printing from web viewer (sized to fit American letter size or European/Israeli A1 paper) .sid wavelet file for enlarging and zooming in web viewer

  9. Summary • Physical collections are protected • Content is available globally • Research and scholarship are served • Memory is perpetuated

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