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Author:   Cheryl Avery ,  Mona Holmlund ,  Cheryl Avery ,  Mona Holmlund
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781442610804

ISBN 10:   1442610808
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   04 September 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Cheryl Avery (University of Saskatchewan Archives) and Mona Holmlund (University of Saskatchewan) PART I: History of Funding Pennies from Heaven: The History of Public Funding for Canadian Archives by Marion Beyea (Provincial Archives of New Brunswick) Lady Sings the Blues: The Public Funding of Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Canada by Shelley Sweeney (University of Manitoba Archives) PART II: Access and Privacy Access-to-Information Legislation: A Critical Analysis by Jo-Ann Munn Gafuik (University of Calgary) Privacy: A Look at the Disenfranchized by Doug Surtees (University of Saskatchewan) The Laurier Promise: Securing Public Access to Historic Census Materials in Canada by Terry Cook (University of Manitoba) and Bill Waiser (University of Saskatchewan) PART III: The Digital Age Search vs. Research: Full-Text Repositories, Granularity, and the Concept of ‘Source’ in the Digital Environment by Robert Cole (University of Alberta) and Chris Hackett (University of Alberta) Preserving Digital History: Costs and Consequences by Yvette Hackett (National Archives of Canada) PART IV: Accountability and the Public Sphere Archives, Democratic Accountability, and Truth by Terry Eastwood (University of British Columbia) Archivists and Public Affairs: Towards a New Archival Public Programming by Tom Nesmith (University of Manitoba) PART V: Resource for the Present Reconciliation in Regions Affected by Armed Conflict: The Role of Archives - Tom Adami (United Nations Mission in Sudan) and Martha Hunt (United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda) Bridging Us to Us: An Argument for the Importance of Archivists in Current Politics and Journalism - Robert Steiner (University of Toronto)

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'The timely, serious, and passionate essays in Better Off Forgetting? succeed in pointing out that archives are essential for many contemporary debates about public policy. No longer the preserves of a few historians, they are at the centre of helping Canadians work through issues related to accountability and transparency in decision-making.'--Ken Rasmussen, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina

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Cheryl Avery is a professional archivist at the University of Saskatchewan Archives. Mona Holmlund is an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Saskatchewan.

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