Organizing Archival Records

AvDavid W. Carmicheal

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Much of our nation’s documentary heritage resides in small historical societies, libraries, cultural organizations, houses of worship, and museums. The preservation of this heritage often depends on the dedicated efforts of people who, in their workaday world, practice some profession other than archivist. For twenty five years, Organizing Archival Records has equipped non-professional archivists to tackle the challenging task of arranging and describing archival materials. The latest edition preserves the practical, easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach of earlier editions while updating its content to reflect current archival practices:practical ways to arrange and describe digital records;simple tools you can use to manage and store your descriptions, whatever the level of your computer skills;how to share your descriptions with others;why provenance and original order are foundational to arrangement and description;how the principles codified in SAA’s Describing Archives: A Content Standard can guide your arrangement and description process;an expanded discussion of related topics, including appraisal, security, safe handling of records, storage conditions, and what to do with all the records that were in your archives before you read Organizing Archival Records.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-10-23
Mått:225 x 292 x 16 mm
Vikt:699 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Association for State and Local History
Antal sidor:180
Upplaga:4
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538110010

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Mer om författaren

David W. Carmicheal is Director of the Pennsylvania State Archives and the former Director of the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Early in his career he established the Westchester County (New York) Archives and was Director of the Records and Archives Center for many years. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Society of American Archivists and a past president of the Council of State Archivists. Mr. Carmicheal began developing workshops for small archives and avocational archivists in 1986. This publication grew out of those efforts.

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Carmicheal provides excellent advice for how to begin to create finding aids that contain collection- and series-level information. The book is filled with examples, illustrations, and figures to help readers visualize the process. . . . In Organizing Archival Records, Carmicheal presents an easy-to-read guide for untrained individuals working in small archives. Geared toward nonprofessionals, the book nevertheless emphasizes professional archival principles, but does so in a way that is relatable to the layperson.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Understanding Archival OrganizationChapter 2: Two Foundations of Archival OrganizationChapter 3: Levels of OrganizationChapter 4: Steps of OrganizationChapter 5: Arrangement and Description of Digital RecordsChapter 6: Organization and Sharing ToolsChapter 7: Beyond Arrangement and DescriptionChapter 8: ConclusionChapter 9: ExamplesChapter 10: Exercises and AnswersChapter 11: BibliographyIndexAbout the Author