Archives: Principles and Practices - Softcover

Millar, Laura A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555707262 ISBN 13: 9781555707262

Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub, 2010

Synopsis

"Divided into four easy-to-follow parts, this authoritative handbook from experienced archivist Laura A. Millar addresses the contextual, strategic, operational, and practical issues associated with creating an archival program. Millar covers the critical topics you need to know to improve your professional skills, including: Establishing principles, policies, and procedures; managing day-to-day operations; caring for different types of archival materials; enhancing outreach and public access; ensuring the growth and sustainability of the institution and its services. This new title is essential for anyone involved in collecting, curating, and managing archives because the accessible, jargon-free language provides both novice and experienced professionals with a clear outline of all the fundamental principles and practices in the field"--Publisher's description.

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Review

"...an excellent guide to archives management for all those who work in and with archives - it will also serve as an indispensable student textbook for many years to come." (Business Archives)

"Laura Millar's writing style is readable and engaging. She has a gift for vivid imagery and topical example, which help illuminate the concepts discussed...All in all, this book is comprehensive and thought provoking. Laura Millar has succeeded in her objective of straddling cultures and theories, and there is much here that will be useful in assisting archivists to develop practice appropriate to their own situation." (Archifacts)

"Amid cost cutting, as more and more information professionals are expected to develop record management skills, the book is a treasure to learn good principles and practices for archives-keeping. As for seasoned professionals, it still is a keeper because it provides a whole new perspective and makes them view records management in a new light." (Information World Review)

"...an excellent guide to principles and practices for archive management around the globe." (Library Review)

"Archives: Principles and practices is a different kind of archives manual. In this book, celebrated archival theorist and consultant Laura Millar invites archivists to remember their profession as one built on common sense. Using the analogy of cooking, Millar touts Archives: Principles and practices as less of a recipe book and more as a book of culinary practice that provides a foundation of knowledge about food: if you understand how yeast and gluten interact to make bread, you are better equipped to be successful in bread making than you would relying solely on a recipe. Similarly, if you have an understanding of the fundamental concepts of archival science, you will be more equipped to make decisions that fit a given situation." (Partnership)

About the Author

Dr Laura A. Millar is an independent consultant in the fields of archival and information management, publishing and education. She has taught archives and information management, publishing, editing and writing in universities and colleges in Canada and internationally and has written and edited a large number of books and articles on these subjects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555707262
• ISBN 13: 9781555707262
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280