ARCHIVES
A Millar Laura
Oprawa:
MIĘKKA
Wydawca:
Facet Publishing
Data premiery:
2017-05-11
ISBN:
9781783302062
Opis produktu
b>...an excellent guide to archives management for all those who work in and with archives it will also serve as an indispensable student textbook for many years to come.b>Laura Millars writing style is readable and engaging. She has a gift for vivid imagery and topical example which help illuminate the concepts discussed...All in all this book is comprehensive and thought provoking. Laura Millar has succeeded in her objective of straddling cultures and theories and there is much here that will be useful in assisting archivists to develop practice appropriate to their own situation.b>Amid cost cutting as more and more information professionals are expected to develop record management skills the book is a treasure to learn good principles and practices for archiveskeeping. As for seasoned professionals it still is a keeper because it provides a whole new perspective and makes them view records management in a new light.b>...an excellent guide to principles and practices for archive management around the globe.div>b>i>Archives: Principles and practices/i> is a different kind of archives manual. In this book celebrated archival theorist and consultant Laura Millar invites archivists to remember their profession as one built on common sense. Using the analogy of cooking Millar touts i>Archives: Principles and practices/i> as less of a recipe book and more as a book of culinary practice that provides a foundation of knowledge about food: if you understand how yeast and gluten interact to make bread you are better equipped to be successful in bread making than you would relying solely on a recipe. Similarly if you have an understanding of the fundamental concepts of archival science you will be more equipped to make decisions that fit a given situation./b>&lAn international perspective on archives management providing guidance relevant both to collectionsbased repositories and to organizations responsible for managing their own institutional archives.PART I: Principles 1. What are archives? 2. An overview of archival theories and concepts 3. The nature of archives 4. The uses of archives 5. Types of archival institution 6. Archival service as a public trust 7. Balancing access and privacy PART 2: Practices 8. Establishing the archival institution 9. Appraising and acquiring archives 10. Preserving archives 11. Arranging and describing archives 12. Making archives available 13. Providing online access and reference Conclusion To learn more Journal literature National and state institutions Professional associations Additional readingGlossary of termsb>Laura A. Millar /b>is an independent consultant in the fields of records archives and information management publishing and education. She has taught records archives and information management courses in universities and colleges in Canada and internationally and is the author of dozens of books and articles on a range of topics. In 2010 theData Publikacji: 2017-05-11
Wymiary: 234 mm 156 mm
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