Archives 101
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- ISBN: 9781538133002
- ISBN: 1538133008
- ISBN: 9781538133019
- ISBN: 1538133016
- ISBN: 9781538133026
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xiii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Basic Definitions and Concepts -- Acquiring New Materials -- Arranging the Collection -- Describing the Collection -- Photographs: Part 1: Handling, Arranging, Identifying, Rehousing, and Describing -- Photographs: Part 2: Management and Use -- Managing Digitization Projects -- Reference and Researchers -- Security -- Exhibits -- The Collection Storage Environment -- Other Types of Materials -- Outside Specialists -- Additional Personnel -- Disaster Preparedness. |
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Subject: | Archives Handbooks, manuals, etc Archives Administration Handbooks, manuals, etc Archival materials Management Handbooks, manuals, etc |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | CD 971 .H36 2021 | 30775305566276 | General Collection | Checked out | 05/02/2024 |
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Summary
Archives 101
Archives 101 is a manual for people who care for historical records, photographs, and collections and a textbook for those who want to learn. Lois Hamill provides practical, step-by-step guidance for managing all facets of archival collections, from acquisition, arrangement, and description to storage and security. The book also offers advice on how to integrate description in PastPerfect software with archival finding aids to optimize the strengths of each. Archives 101 is written for those who manage cultural collections regardless of their professional education or institution type. This comprehensive, practical, ready reference is authoritative yet accessible to all readers. It addresses all phases in the process of managing cultural collections including use by researchers, for exhibits, work with other specialists such as conservators or appraisers and more. The chapter on description incorporates the professional descriptive standard Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS) into finding aids. Guidance on the management of digitization projects for text documents and photographs includes equipment, technical specifications, file naming and management, workflow, delivery methods, and copyright with examples and forms. The Additional Reading/Resources features many new resources that are reliable and free, all URLs have been verified. A convenient Glossary, examples, forms and ready-reference appendices round out this handy volume.