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American archival studies : readings in theory and practice / edited by Randall C. Jimerson.

Author(s): Jimerson, Randall C.

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Main Title
American archival studies : readings in theory and practice
Author(s)
Jimerson, Randall C.
Publisher
Chicago : Society of American Archivists, 2000
Collation
vii, 657pages : illustrations
23 cm
ISBN
9780931828416
Dewey Class
025
Contents
American archivists and the search for professional identity -- "Dear Mary Jane": some reflection on being an archivist -- To remember and forget: archives, memory, and culture -- The symbolic significance of archives -- "Mind and sight": visual literacy and the archivist -- Liberty, equality, posterity?: some archival lessons from the case o the French Revolution -- The provenance of a profession: the permanence of the public archives and historical manuscripts traditions in American archival history -- The blessings of providence on an Association of Archivists -- At the "rim of creative dissatisfaction": archivists and acquisition development -- Who controls the past -- The documentation strategy and archival appraisal principles: a different perspective -- On the idea of uniqueness -- Exploring the black box: the appraisal of university administrative records -- "The surest proof": a utilitarian approach to appraisal -- The power of the principle of provenance -- Description and reference in the age of automation -- Descriptive practices for electronic records: deciding what is essential and imagining what is possible -- Encoded archival description: the development of an encoding standard for archival finding aids -- On the idea of permanence -- Archival preservation practice in an nationwide context -- Preservation re-recoding of audio recordings in archives: problems, priorities, technologies, and recommendations -- Reinventing archives for electronic records: alternative service delivery options -- Schellenberg in cyberspace -- Digital communications: documentary opportunities not to be missed -- Redefining archival identity: meeting user needs in the information society -- Keepers, users, and funders: building an awareness of archival value.
Language
English
Subject
Archivists
Archives
BRN
10852
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