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Description for Community Archives
hardcover. How do archives and other cultural institutions such as museums determine the boundaries of a particular community, and of their own institutional reach, in constructing effective strategies and methodologies for selecting and maintaining appropriate material evidence? This book offers guidance on such issues. It is suitable for archivists. Editor(s): Bastian, Jeannette A.; Alexander, Ben. Series: Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GLC; GLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
How do archives and other cultural institutions such as museums determine the boundaries of a particular community, and of their own institutional reach, in constructing effective strategies and methodologies for selecting and maintaining appropriate material evidence? This book offers guidance for archivists, record managers and museums professionals faced with such issues in their daily work. This edited collection explores the relationships between communities and the records they create at both practical and scholarly levels. It focuses on the ways in which records reflect community identity and collective memory, and the implications of capturing, appraising and documenting these core societal elements ... Read more
How do archives and other cultural institutions such as museums determine the boundaries of a particular community, and of their own institutional reach, in constructing effective strategies and methodologies for selecting and maintaining appropriate material evidence? This book offers guidance for archivists, record managers and museums professionals faced with such issues in their daily work. This edited collection explores the relationships between communities and the records they create at both practical and scholarly levels. It focuses on the ways in which records reflect community identity and collective memory, and the implications of capturing, appraising and documenting these core societal elements ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Facet Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives
Condition
New
Weight
612g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781856046398
SKU
V9781856046398
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Ref
99-1
About Unknown
Jeannette A. Bastian is Associate Professor and Director of the Archives Program Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston. Ben Alexander is Assistant Professor, Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, The City University of New York.
Reviews for Community Archives
...an important addition to the recent discourse about the meaning and purposes of archives.
The American Archivist An inspirational practical guide to defining community identity with records and archives...The gripping narrative, the chronology, the citations and the data in every single essay demonstrate admirable passion and valuable experience...This mega-resource pools information and experience from every corner of ... Read more
The American Archivist An inspirational practical guide to defining community identity with records and archives...The gripping narrative, the chronology, the citations and the data in every single essay demonstrate admirable passion and valuable experience...This mega-resource pools information and experience from every corner of ... Read more