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

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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