Understanding archives & manuscripts / James M. O'Toole & Richard J. Cox.
| Author/creator | O'Toole, James M., 1950- author. |
| Other author | Cox, Richard J., author. |
| Other author | Society of American Archivists issuing body. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : Society of American Archivists, [2006] |
| Copyright Date | ©2006 |
| Description | xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Understanding archives and manuscripts |
| Series | Archival fundamentals series. II Archival fundamentals series. II. ^A984501 |
| Contents | Recording, keeping, and using information. The oral world ; The rise and spread of literacy ; Reasons for recording information ; The impulse to save ; The impulse to destroy ; The technology of record making ; Characteristics of recorded information in the modern age ; The usefulness of archives ; Conclusion -- The history of archives and the archives profession. Old World antecedents ; American origins : the two traditions ; Emergence of the archival profession ; The crucial decade : the 1930s ; Diversification and development ; Consolidation of professional identity ; Current issues ; Conclusion -- The archivist's perspective : knowledge and values. Knowledge ; Values ; Conclusion -- The archivist's task : responsibilities and duties. Planning ; Saving and acquiring archival records ; Organizing archival records ; Making archival records available ; Conclusion -- Archivists and the challenges of new worlds. Postmodernism ; Internet time ; Ethics and security ; Symbolism and technology ; Advocacy and the archival mission ; Recordkeeping in the digital era ; Professionalism ; Conclusion. |
| Abstract | This volume introduces students and beginning practitioners to the fundamentals of working with and preserving archival records and manuscripts. Sample topics include the history of the archives profession, the organization of archival records, and the values that inform practice. A new chapter on contemporary challenges in the archival world has been added for the second edition, and the bibliographic essay has been updated. |
| Local note | Joyner Special Ref copy 30372017814879 autographed by J. Dembo on half-title verso and bottom of book block. |
| Local note | Joyner- Sp. Coll. Ref. copy includes bookplate of Kacy Guill on verso of front cover. |
| Local note | Little-472818--305131067940$ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-228) and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- Kerry Sewell, donor. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: O'Toole, James M., 1950- Understanding archives & manuscripts. Chicago, IL : Society of American Archivists, ©2006 |
| LCCN | 2006017311 |
| ISBN | 9781931666206 (alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 1931666202 (alkaline paper) |
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