Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual / Edition 3

by Gregory S. Hunter

Overview

Since its original publication Hunter's manual has been "not only a rich and ready reference tool but also a practical resource for solving problems" (Catholic Library World), and no text has served as a better overview of the field of archives. Newly revised and updated to more thoroughly address our increasingly digital world, including integration of digital records and audiovisual records into each chapter, it remains the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the discipline. Editor of American Archivist, the journal of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), Hunter covers such keystone topics as

• a history of archives, including the roles of historical societies and local history collections in libraries;
• new sections on community archives, diversity, and inclusion;
• conducting a survey and starting an archival program;
• selection, appraisal, acquisition, accessioning, and deaccessioning;
• important points of copyright, privacy, and ethics;
• arrangement of archival collections, with a discussion of new theories;
• description, including DACS, EAD, and tools such as ArchivesSpace;
• access, reference, and outreach, with a look at how recent innovations in finding aids can help researchers;
• preservation, including guidance on how to handle rare books, maps, architectural records, and artifacts;
• digital records, addressing new and popular methods of storage and preservation of email, social media, image files, webpages, Word documents, spreadsheets, databases, and media files;
• disaster planning, security, and theft prevention;
• metrics, assessment, establishing employee procedures and policies, working with interns and volunteers, and other managerial duties;
• public relations and marketing, from social media and the Web to advocacy; and
• professional guidelines and codes, such as the newly developed SAA Statement of Core Values of Archivists.

Providing in-depth coverage of both theory and practice, this manual is essential for archivists at all levels of experience and of all backgrounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838912775
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	04/06/2020
Series:	How-To-Do-It Manuals
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction to Archives and Manuscripts
Chapter 2: Surveys: Identifying Records on all Media
Chapter 3: Starting an Archives in an Institution or Community
Chapter 4: Selection and Appraisal
Chapter 5: Acquisitions and Accessioning
Chapter 6: Arrangement
Chapter 7: Description
Chapter 8: Preservation
Chapter 9: Security and Disaster Planning
Chapter 10: Access, Reference, Outreach and Advocacy
Chapter 11: Leadership and Management
Chapter 12: The Archival Profession

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2020

The new edition of an archival classic will be somewhat familiar to those who have studied archival theory or practice whether in the classroom or independently. Hunter (Palmer Sch. of Library and Information Science, Long Island Univ.) has updated his educational resource and reference manual for the first time in more than a decade. The new version reflects some of the biggest issues and topics in archives today, including chapters on community archives (their creation and management) and the archival profession. Hunter more accurately represents archival work of today—in each chapter, he takes into account electronic records and collections, interweaving these topics with information on other record types, rather than covering these issues in separate sections. The result is an effective balance between the essential core tenets of classical archival methods and emerging areas in the field. Though the book takes an archival perspective, it will be accessible to those who have no prior experience in archives. VERDICT A necessary title for those working in archives and essential reading for anyone establishing a community archive without previous archival experience.—Grace Romund, University of Manitoba

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