Archives : principles and practices
Author(s): Millar, Laura A.
Library Item Details
Main Title
Archives : principles and practices
Author(s)
Millar, Laura A.
Collation
xxiii, 280 p. ;
24 cm.
24 cm.
Variant Title
principles and practices
ISBN
9781555707262
Dewey Class
027
Contents
Foreword / Geoffrey Yeo -- Figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- About the book -- Additional resources -- Striving for diversity and balance --
1. What are archives? -- From knowledge to record -- Content, structure and context -- From records to archives -- The form of archives -- Archives and artefacts -- Why keep archives? --
2. Archival institutions: creatures of history and culture -- Archives, power and the people -- The concept of the fonds -- Types of archival institution --
3. Archival service: a matter of trust -- The duties of the archivist -- The skills of the archivist -- Archival codes of ethics -- The impact of legislation -- Developing a policy framework -- Matters of administration --
4. Protecting archives -- What is preservation? -- Understanding and responding to archival hazards -- Developing a preservation plan -- Emergency planning -- Storing media materials --
5. Provenance, original order and respect des fonds -- The principle of provenance -- The principle of original order -- The principle of respect des fonds -- The concept of the fonds -- Challenging traditional perspectives -- Assigning names --
6. Appraising and acquiring archives -- Appraisal for acquisition -- Appraisal for selection -- Sampling, weeding and culling -- Other appraisal considerations -- Acquiring archives -- Accessioning archives -- Deaccessioning -- Monetary appraisal --
7. Arranging and describing archives -- Archival levels of arrangement -- The practicalities of arrangement -- Describing archives -- Presenting content -- Providing access to descriptive information -- Putting the description together -- Establishing priorities --
8. Making archives available -- Equal access -- The reference environment -- Documenting reference services -- Cost recovery and profit making -- Outreach -- Digitization of archives -- Measuring success --
9. The challenge of digital archives -- Clarifying language -- Electronic records issues -- Developing electronic records and archives policies -- The importance of standards -- The process of managing electronic archives -- The role of a digital depository -- Staying current --
Conclusion -- To learn more -- Journal literature -- National and state institutions -- Professional associations -- Additional reading -- Glossary of terms -- Key archival terms -- Index.
1. What are archives? -- From knowledge to record -- Content, structure and context -- From records to archives -- The form of archives -- Archives and artefacts -- Why keep archives? --
2. Archival institutions: creatures of history and culture -- Archives, power and the people -- The concept of the fonds -- Types of archival institution --
3. Archival service: a matter of trust -- The duties of the archivist -- The skills of the archivist -- Archival codes of ethics -- The impact of legislation -- Developing a policy framework -- Matters of administration --
4. Protecting archives -- What is preservation? -- Understanding and responding to archival hazards -- Developing a preservation plan -- Emergency planning -- Storing media materials --
5. Provenance, original order and respect des fonds -- The principle of provenance -- The principle of original order -- The principle of respect des fonds -- The concept of the fonds -- Challenging traditional perspectives -- Assigning names --
6. Appraising and acquiring archives -- Appraisal for acquisition -- Appraisal for selection -- Sampling, weeding and culling -- Other appraisal considerations -- Acquiring archives -- Accessioning archives -- Deaccessioning -- Monetary appraisal --
7. Arranging and describing archives -- Archival levels of arrangement -- The practicalities of arrangement -- Describing archives -- Presenting content -- Providing access to descriptive information -- Putting the description together -- Establishing priorities --
8. Making archives available -- Equal access -- The reference environment -- Documenting reference services -- Cost recovery and profit making -- Outreach -- Digitization of archives -- Measuring success --
9. The challenge of digital archives -- Clarifying language -- Electronic records issues -- Developing electronic records and archives policies -- The importance of standards -- The process of managing electronic archives -- The role of a digital depository -- Staying current --
Conclusion -- To learn more -- Journal literature -- National and state institutions -- Professional associations -- Additional reading -- Glossary of terms -- Key archival terms -- Index.
Subject
Archival materials -- Management.
Archives -- Administration.
Archives -- Administration.
BRN
1409
Title
Archives : principles and practices
