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"The first in a spine-tingling middle-grade adventure series that's Goosebumps meets Stranger Things following three friends who discover that the eerie urban legends they've been obsessively collecting may not be just make-believe . . . Emrys Houtman knows something isn't quite right in the town of New Rotterdam, although no one talks about it-certainly not the grown-ups. The sky is always overcast, and urban legends abound of mysterious disappearances, cursed objects, and strange creatures wandering the coastal fog. While bonding with Hazel and Serena, his new neighbors and fellow horror fans, Emrys documents the town's creepypastas, spooky legends, and cryptid sightings in a Wiki. It's all in the spirit of good fun . . . until one day, the trio stumble upon the Doomsday Archives, a mysterious collection of relics that reveal something is very, very rotten in New Rotterdam. To their horror, the kids discover that while they've been busy hunting for monsters, the monsters are now hunting them back. Emrys, Hazel, and Serena must stop the terrors plaguing their town, or risk losing their home-and possibly their lives"--Provided by publisher.

A train mysteriously appears at the long-abandoned Murky Creek station and a young man says he lost his ticket to go meet his love. Phantom Finders Abby and Theo review museum records to help him, especially because the voyage he's talking about happened almost a century ago!.

A collection of firsthand accounts from military personnel, pilots, and government officials who claim to have witnessed or had interactions with UFOs.

The development of new digital technologies has led to fundamental changes in the ways that cultural institutions fulfill their public missions of access, preservation, research, and education. Many institutions are developing publicly accessible Web sites that allow users to visit online exhibitions, search collection databases, access images of collection items, and in some cases create their own digital content. Digitization, however, also raises the possibility of copyright infringement. It is imperative that staff in libraries, archives, and museums understand fundamental copyright principles and how institutional procedures can be affected by the law. "Copyright and Cultural Institutions" was written to assist understanding and compliance with copyright law. It addresses the basics of copyright law and the exclusive rights of the copyright owner, the major exemptions used by cultural heritage institutions, and stresses the importance of "risk assessment" when conducting any digitization project. Case studies on digitizing oral histories and student work are also included.

Presents a comprehensive reference guide for finding local and regional government information covering topics such as legal codes, court records, demographic and geographic records, zoning regulations, tax reports, and more.

Provides an introduction to archives and manuscripts and explains to librarians how to conduct a survey, start an archives program, and handle selection and appraisal, acquisitions and accessioning, arrangement, description, preservation, security and disaster planning, electronic records, and access, reference, and outreach.

Looks at the history and work of the National Archives, where original documents, photographs, and other important materials are stored.

A guide to careers in the field of education, presenting an overview of each job along with information on training, outlook, salaries, and related fields, and including interviews with people working in each of the featured occupations.