Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives
A how-to-do-it manual for librarians
3rd Edition
Published on 19. June 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-78330-046-4 (ISBN)
Description
Since its original publication, no text has served as a better overview of the field of archives than Hunter's manual. Newly revised and updated to thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, it remains the most comprehensive guide to the discipline.
Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives covers such key topics as:
a history of archives, including the roles of historical societies and local history collections in libraries
new sections on community archives, diversity, and inclusion
conducting a survey and starting an archival program
selection, appraisal, acquisition, accessioning and deaccessioning
important points of copyright, privacy and ethics
arrangement of archival collections, with a discussion of new theories
description, including DACS, EAD and tools such as ArchivesSpace
access, reference, and outreach, with a look at how recent innovations in finding aids can help researchers
preservation, including guidance on how to handle rare books, maps, architectural records and artefacts
digital records
disaster planning, security, and theft prevention
metrics, assessment, establishing employee procedures and policies, working with interns and volunteers and other managerial duties
public relations and marketing, from social media and the Web to advocacy and
professional guidelines and codes such as the newly developed SAA Statement of Core Values of Archivists.
Providing in-depth coverage of both theory and practice, this manual is essential for archivists at all levels of experience and of all backgrounds.
Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives covers such key topics as:
a history of archives, including the roles of historical societies and local history collections in libraries
new sections on community archives, diversity, and inclusion
conducting a survey and starting an archival program
selection, appraisal, acquisition, accessioning and deaccessioning
important points of copyright, privacy and ethics
arrangement of archival collections, with a discussion of new theories
description, including DACS, EAD and tools such as ArchivesSpace
access, reference, and outreach, with a look at how recent innovations in finding aids can help researchers
preservation, including guidance on how to handle rare books, maps, architectural records and artefacts
digital records
disaster planning, security, and theft prevention
metrics, assessment, establishing employee procedures and policies, working with interns and volunteers and other managerial duties
public relations and marketing, from social media and the Web to advocacy and
professional guidelines and codes such as the newly developed SAA Statement of Core Values of Archivists.
Providing in-depth coverage of both theory and practice, this manual is essential for archivists at all levels of experience and of all backgrounds.
Reviews / Votes
'...this book is highly recommended as a readable, straightforward, and contemporary introduction to archival theory and practice that should be read by inexperienced and well-established archivists alike.' -- Jonathan Bush * Catholic Archives * "Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives is a wonderful book. It is clear, concise, realistic, practical, and a pleasure to read." -- Alexis L. Pavenick * Library Quarterly *More details
Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78330-046-4 (9781783300464)
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Person
Dr Gregory S. Hunter is a Professor in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University, USA where he directs the Certificate of Advanced Study in Archives and Records Management. A Certified Archivist and a Certified Records Manager, he previously served as Manager of Corporate Records for ITT Corporation and Director of Archival Programs for the United Negro College Fund. Dr Hunter is co-inventor on four patents in the area of digital preservation, and he spent six years as Editor of The American Archivist, the premier peer-reviewed journal in the field. In the last three years, Dr Hunter has received $2.2 million in external funding to digitize materials in local historical societies.