Organizing Archival Records: A Practical Method Of Arrangement And Description For Small Archives (American Association For State And Local History) - Softcover

Carmicheal, David W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0759121699 ISBN 13: 9780759121690

Publisher: RL, 2012

Synopsis

Many of our nation’s historical records reside in small historical societies, libraries, cultural organizations, houses of worship, and museums. The hard work of non-professional archivists is to thank for preserving much of our documentary heritage. Organizing Archival Records equips non-professional archivists with the skills to tackle one of the most challenging tasks of archiving: arranging and describing archival materials. Carmicheal offers step-by-step guidance to understanding the purpose of organization and the essentials of how to do it. He covers the basic terms and theory of organization, and how to avoid some common pitfalls. Carmichael brings this third edition into the 21st century with extended discussions about computerizing the process, making descriptions available on the web, and organizing electronic records. With real-world examples, exercises, and step-by-step directions, anyone can organize archival materials in a professional manner. Organizing Archival Records is an excellent resource for both computerized and manual organization and recordkeeping.

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About the Author

David W. Carmicheal is director of the Georgia Division of Archives and History. Prior to joining the Georgia Archives, he established the Westchester County (New York State) Archives and was director of the Records and Archives Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: RL
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759121699
• ISBN 13: 9780759121690
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 134