Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts
Author : F. Gerald Ham
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 28,51 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Selecting & Appraising Archives & Manuscripts
Author : Frank Boles
Publisher : Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,78 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Book Description
"...Intended to provide the basic foundation for modern archival practice and theory"--Preface.
Arranging & Describing Archives & Manuscripts
Author : Kathleen Roe
Publisher : Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Book Description
Intended to provide the basic foundation for modern archival practice and theory.
Reappraisal and Deaccessioning in Archives and Special Collections
Author : Laura Uglean Jackson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 27,47 MB
Release : 2019-07-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1538116022
Book Description
Archivists and archival institutions are reappraising and deaccessioning now more than ever before. Archival reappraisal and deaccessioning have become vital tools for managing archival collections. Reappraisal and Deaccessioning in Archives and Special Collections is the first book dedicated entirely to the topic of reappraising and deaccessioning in special collections and archives. This edited volume features 13 chapters offering informed opinions, practical recommendations, and valuable examples for reappraising and deaccessioning. Readers will gain important insight into the most important element of reappraisal and deaccessioning: decision-making. Through mostly case studies, the chapters address important issues inherent in these practices including: ethical concerns, donor relations, appraisal questions, and disposition options. The case studies cover collaborative and solo projects, various material types such as manuscripts, records, and artifacts, and a range of scenarios from major projects involving thousands of linear feet of material to ad hoc projects removing single items. Chapter topics include: weeding vs. deaccessioning, getting rid of contaminated materials, donor-driven deaccessioning, and using reappraisal and deaccessioning to improve access to existing collections. Readers will find beneficial information on streamlining workflows, carrying out procedures, creating policies, and implementing these practices locally. Additionally, the chapters cover the intricacies of disposition options, such as transferring to other institutions, returning material to donors, and destruction. This volume can serve as a valuable resource for large and small repositories, experienced and novice archivists, and those working with manuscript and archive collections.
Archival Appraisal
Author : Barbara Craig
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 2005-04-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3598440006
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Archival Appraisal".
Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives
Author : Gregory S. Hunter
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838947271
Book Description
Newly revised and updated to more thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, including integration of digital records and audiovisual records into each chapter, it remains the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the discipline.
Using Functional Analysis in Archival Appraisal
Author : Marcus C. Robyns
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 10,34 MB
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0810887983
Book Description
The identification of recorded information with continuing value that documents corporate and cultural memory is one of the archivist’s primary tasks, and he/she accomplishes this mission, in part, through the process of appraisal. But does traditional archival appraisal, based on the concepts of primary and evidential values, effectively serve the needs of institutional archivists and records managers? In an age of scarcity and the challenge of electronic records, can archivists and records managers continue to rely upon a methodology essentially unchanged since the early 1950s? Using Functional Analysis in Archival Appraisal: A Practical and Effective Alternative to Traditional Appraisal Methodologies shows how archivists in other countries are already using functional analysis, which offers a better, more effective, and imminently more practical alternative to traditional appraisal methodologies that rely upon an analysis of the records themselves. From this book, information professionals will learn what functional analysis is and how it is already used around the world; its useful application for a variety of record types and media, including print, non-textual, electronic, and “born-digital” records; how functional analysis provides an alternative to a hierarchical arrangement scheme based upon record groups, sub-groups, and series that mimics the structure of an institution or organization; a recommended process for the practical and effective implementation of functional analysis.
Archives & Manuscripts
Author : Maynard J. Brichford
Publisher : Chicago : Society of American Archivists
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,27 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Book Description
American Archival Studies
Author : Randall C. Jimerson
Publisher :
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 25,16 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Book Description
"The 28 essays reprinted in this volume represent significant recent American writings on archives and the role of archivists in modern society. The essays are arranged into nine parts: Understanding Archives and Manuscripts Archival History Selection and Documentation Appraisal Arrangement and Description Reference and the Use of Archives Preservation Electronic Records Management These articles provide important perspectives both on basic elements of archival practice and on fundamental principles in archival theory and methodology. In addition to these nine parts, there is an introduction and a list of contributors, which provide important context for the readings. "What deserves careful reading . . . is Jimerson's seventeen-page introduction. It is brilliant and worth the price of the entire volume. In it, Jimerson lays the groundwork for a commanding understanding of the thought and development of the profession in the two decades of the 1980s and 1990s." -Megan Sniffin-Marinoff,American Archivist (65:1).
Appraisal and Acquisition
Author : Kate Theimer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 15,99 MB
Release : 2015-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1442238550
Book Description
Appraisal and Acquisition: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores how archivists and special collections librarians in organizations of different sizes and types have approached the challenges of collection, as well as exploring opportunities to acquire new kinds of materials and conduct thoughtful reappraisal. The case studies featured are “No Fame Required”: Collaboration, Community, and the Georgia LGBTQ Archives Project Placed Out: Providing a Home for the Records of the Children’s Aid Society and the Orphan Trains “I Really Can’t Wait to Archive this Exchange”: Exploring Processing as Appraisal in the Tim Kaine Email Project Hardware for SoftPoems: Appraisal and Acquisition of Vintage Computer Equipment From Projects to Policy: The Evolution of a Systematic Reappraisal Program Terabytes from Far-Off Lands: Acquiring Records of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program So Much to Do, So Little Time: Prioritizing To Acquire Significant University Records The Studio Theatre Archives: Staging an Embedded Appraisal Making the Bulb Want to Change: Implementing an Active Electronic Records Appraisal and Acquisition Program Weaving the Web of Influence: Maximizing Archival Appraisal and Acquisition through the Use of “Spider Advocates” Reappraisal and Deaccessioning: Building for the Future by Removing Some of the Past Tap into History: The Birth of the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives These case studies show a range of strategies and processes, but all were selected because they demonstrate ideas that could be transferred into many other settings. They can serve as models, sources of inspiration, or starting points for new discussions. This volume will be useful to those working in archives and special collections as well as other cultural heritage organizations, and provides ideas ranging from those that require long-term planning and coordination to ones that could be more quickly implemented. The chapters also provide students and educators in archives, library, and public history graduate programs a resource for understanding the varieties of issues related to appraisal and acquisition and how they can be addressed.
