Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives 3rd Edition by Gregory S. Hunter, ISBN-13: 978-0838912775

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Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual 3rd Edition by Gregory S. Hunter, ISBN-13: 978-0838912775

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• Publisher: ‎ ALA Neal-Schuman; Third edition (February 20, 2020)
• Language: ‎ English
• ISBN-10: ‎ 083891277X
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0838912775

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.

Table of Contents:

LIST OF FIGURES

PREFACE

1. Introduction to Archives and Manuscripts

Basic Definitions

The Archival Mission

Differences between Libraries and Archives

A Brief History of Archives

A Brief History of Manuscript Collecting

Archives and Archivists Today

Conclusion

Notes

2. Surveys: Identifying Records on All Media

Institutional Context

Records Surveys: An Introduction

Types of Surveys

Survey Goals

Planning a Survey

Implementing a Survey

Surveying Individual Departments

Audiovisual Records

Digital Records

Conclusion

Notes

3. Starting an Institutional or Community Archives

Starting an Institutional Archives Program

Community Archives

Conclusion

Notes

4. Selection and Appraisal

The Values of Records

Archival Value: Classic Appraisal Theory

Beyond Schellenberg: Refinements of American Appraisal Theory

International Perspectives on Appraisal

Appraising Audiovisual Records

Appraising Digital Records

Conclusion

Notes

5. Acquisitions and Accessioning

Acquisitions

Accessions and Accessioning

Audiovisual and Digital Records

Conclusion

Notes

6. Arrangement

Basic Principles

Five Levels of Arrangement

More Product, Less Process (MPLP)

Arranging a Collection

Conclusion

Notes

7. Description

Basic Archival Descriptive Practices

Descriptive Standards and Online Access

More Descriptive Product, Less Process

Describing Audiovisual Records

Describing Digital Records

Conclusion: Description as Shaping

Notes

8. Preservation

The Preservation Problem

Preservation Surveys

The Storage Environment

Holdings Maintenance Practices and Treatment of Materials

Preserving Audiovisual Records

Preserving Digital Records

Conclusion

Notes

9. Security and Disaster Planning

Security

Disaster Planning and Recovery

Conclusion

Notes

10. Access, Reference, Outreach, and Advocacy

Access

Reference

Outreach

Advocacy

Conclusion

Notes

11. Leadership and Management

Management Basics

Management and Leadership

Organizational Culture

Planning

Leading People

Managing Finances

Managing Facilities

Managing Technology

Fundraising and Development

Public Relations and Marketing

Conclusion

Notes

12. The Archival Profession

The Development of the Archival Profession

The Nature of Profession

The Professional Community

Archival Education

Certification

Diversity and Inclusion

Professional Ethics

Conclusion

Notes

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

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