Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-to-do-it Manual for Librarians: 122 (How-to-do-it Manuals) - Softcover

Hunter, Gregory S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555704670 ISBN 13: 9781555704674

Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Library Journal and other review journals raved about the first edition of this now-standard guide. This new edition has been completely updated ad expanded to include crucial new information on digital records, encoded arcival description (EAD), copyright issues, post-9/11 security concerns, international perspectives on tuse issues--content that makes this manual essential for archivists of all backgrounds. Setting up archives, appraisal and accessioning, acquisition strategies and policies, arrangement description, reference and access, preservation, and electronic records are just some of the topics covered in both theory and practice in this clear, comprehensive, ad practial guide.

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Review

"Accurate, lucid...useful both as a reference and as a training vehicle."

Synopsis

Hunter (Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island U.) presents an updated edition of his 1996 text for archival educators and students. The revised edition features new material on international perspectives on appraisal, refinements to U.S. theories on selection and appraisal, dealing with Encoded Archival Description and the I

Edition details

• Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555704670
• ISBN 13: 9781555704674
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 375