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Using Functional Analysis in Archival Appraisal: A Practical and Effective Alternative to Traditional Appraisal Methodologies
Marcus C. Robyns
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Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
The identification of recorded information with continuing value that documents corporate and cultural memory is one of the archivist’s primary tasks, and he/she accomplishes this mission, in part, through the process of appraisal. But does traditional archival appraisal, based on the concepts of primary and evidential values, effectively serve the needs of institutional archivists and records managers? In an age of scarcity and the challenge of electronic records, can archivists and records managers continue to rely upon a methodology essentially unchanged since the early 1950s? Using Functional Analysis in Archival Appraisal: A Practical and Effective Alternative to Traditional ... Read more
The identification of recorded information with continuing value that documents corporate and cultural memory is one of the archivist’s primary tasks, and he/she accomplishes this mission, in part, through the process of appraisal. But does traditional archival appraisal, based on the concepts of primary and evidential values, effectively serve the needs of institutional archivists and records managers? In an age of scarcity and the challenge of electronic records, can archivists and records managers continue to rely upon a methodology essentially unchanged since the early 1950s? Using Functional Analysis in Archival Appraisal: A Practical and Effective Alternative to Traditional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810887978
SKU
V9780810887978
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About Marcus C. Robyns
Marcus C. Robyns is Professor and University Archivist at Northern Michigan University and is a certified archivist (member of the Academy of Certified Archivists). Prior to his work at Northern Michigan beginning in 1997, Mr. Robyns was the City Archivist for the city of Portland, Oregon, and an adjunct assistant professor of history at Portland State University. He holds a ... Read more
Reviews for Using Functional Analysis in Archival Appraisal: A Practical and Effective Alternative to Traditional Appraisal Methodologies
As a fairly dramatic portrayal of the plight of the lone arranger in a small archives who has assistance in the appraisal task only from work-study students, yet who is called on to tackle the creation of a full-fledged records archives for the institution (and the book does focus on institutional records), the book is revelatory, with the gritty feel ... Read more