Download or read book Academic Archives written by Aaron D. Purcell and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new definition of academic archives programs has redefined the role, and training, of academic archivists. This book gives you the tools to fill that role, including collection strategies, a management plan for electronic records, and development strategies for starting a campus records management program.

Download or read book Academic Archives written by Aaron D. Purcell and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic Archives is designed to appeal to archivists of all ranks and experience, archivists working both inside and outside of academic libraries, archivists in training, other information professionals, library directors, and members of the academic community.

Download or read book Archives and Special Collections As Sites of Contestation written by Mary Kandiuk and published by Library Juice Press. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays interrogates library practices relating to archives and special collections.

Download or read book The Management of College and University Archives written by William J. Maher and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New in paperback! Maher introduces the basic elements required for an archival program to meet the documentary needs of a college or university. Both archivists and their administrative superiors can obtain a thorough understanding of archival work and its importance to their institution. Beginning archivists, experienced academic archivists, archivists outside academe, and related professionals will all benefit from this book, which assesses the current status and conditions of academic archives, articulates the basic principles that should determine the operating goals for academic archives, and synthesizes external professional standards and techniques with a systematic overview of what is practical for academic archivists. Cloth version previously published in 1992.

Download or read book Many Happy Returns written by Larry J. Hackman and published by Society of Amer Archivists. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thirteen case studies address a variety of advocacy experiences and methods ... [one] chapter describes seven categories of advocacy 'lessons learned' from the case studies and suggests areas that archivists should give higher priority, particularly in finding and using external advocates. The book concludes with essays on advocacy and archival education, the use of new technologies to build support for archives, and advocacy at the federal level"--P. [4] of cover.

Download or read book College and University Archives written by Christopher J. Prom and published by Rittenhouse Book Distributors. This book was released on 2008 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 13 essays in this volume offer provocative commentary and analysis in the ways archivists might better document college and university campuses and serve users. Three intertwined themes run throughout the reader: the opportunities and challenges posed by ever-changing technology, the importance of cooperation and collaboration beyond the walls of the archives, and the necessity of a proactive approach in undertaking the academic archival enterprise. As the essays gathered here demonstrate, archivists can and must play an active role in documenting the character and history of their institutions by applying their talents to the challenges in this new century. -- Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Educational Programs written by Kate Theimer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational Programs: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores how archivists and special collections librarians in organizations of different sizes and types have approached the challenges in creating effective educational programs to prepare the next generation of researchers and advocates for archives. The case studies featured are: Tablet and Codex, Side by Side: Pairing Rare Books and E-Books in the Special Collections Classroom Fells, Fans and Fame: Acquiring a Collection of Personal Papers with the Goal of Engaging Primary School Children Student Curators in the Archives: Class-Curated Exhibits in Academic Special Collections A Win for All: Cultural Organizations Working With Colleges of Education The Archive as Theory and Reality: Engaging with Students in Cultural and Critical Studies Make Way for Learning: Using Literary Papers to Engage Elementary School Students Archivists Teaching Teachers: The Archives Education Institute and K-12 Outreach Animating Archives: Embedding Archival Materials (and Archivists) into Digital History Projects “A Certain Kind of Seduction”: Integrating Archival Research into a First-Year Writing Curriculum Not Just for Students: An Archives Workshop for Faculty Web Archiving as Gateway: Teaching K-12 Students about Archival Concepts Evocative Objects: Inspiring Art Students with Archives Documenting and Sharing Instruction Practices: The story of TeachArchives.org These case studies show a range of audiences and strategies, but all were selected because they demonstrate ideas that could be transferred into many other settings. They can serve as models, sources of inspiration, or starting points for new discussions. This volume will be useful to those working in archives and special collections as well as other cultural heritage organizations, and provides ideas ranging from those that require long-term planning and coordination to ones that could be more quickly implemented. The chapters also provide students and educators in archives, library, and public history graduate programs a resource for understanding the varieties of issues related to creating and implementing educational programs and how they can be addressed.

Download or read book College and University Archives in the United States and Canada written by Society of American Archivists. College and University Archives Committee and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Past Or Portal written by Eleanor Mitchell and published by Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr. This book was released on 2012 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the age of ubiquitous access to information, library special collections and archives have received renewed attention through digitization projects designed to share collections with the world at large. Yet these materials also offer opportunities for student learning through direct engagement with rare or unique items. While special collections and archives have largely been used by advanced researchers and scholars, an increasing number of undergraduate courses are taking advantage of these materials as guides in the instructional process.

Download or read book American Archival Studies written by Randall C. Jimerson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 28 essays reprinted in this volume represent significant recent American writings on archives and the role of archivists in modern society. The essays are arranged into nine parts: Understanding Archives and Manuscripts Archival History Selection and Documentation Appraisal Arrangement and Description Reference and the Use of Archives Preservation Electronic Records Management These articles provide important perspectives both on basic elements of archival practice and on fundamental principles in archival theory and methodology. In addition to these nine parts, there is an introduction and a list of contributors, which provide important context for the readings. "What deserves careful reading . . . is Jimerson's seventeen-page introduction. It is brilliant and worth the price of the entire volume. In it, Jimerson lays the groundwork for a commanding understanding of the thought and development of the profession in the two decades of the 1980s and 1990s." -Megan Sniffin-Marinoff,American Archivist (65:1).

Download or read book Guidelines for College University Archives written by Society of American Archivists. College and University Archives Committee and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book University Archives in ARL Libraries written by and published by Association of Research Libr. This book was released on 1984 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Guide to the Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections written by Michigan State University and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book College and University Archives written by Society of American Archivists and published by Chicago : Society of American Archivists. This book was released on 1979 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Elizabethan Stage written by Edmund Kerchever Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American Archivist written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes sections "Reviews of books" and "Abstracts of archive publications (Western and Eastern Europe)."

Download or read book Georgia Archive written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: