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Author: Elizabeth Yakel
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.40cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 28.50cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9780810828643
ISBN 10: 0810828642
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 07 November 1996
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General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This valuable text is clearly the starting point for anyone involved in a process that may lead to starting an archives. * Wilson Library Bulletin * This book fills a useful niche in the literature and will introduce its subject to many in related professional or administrative fields where the message needs to be got across. * Library Review * ...an attractive publication for the non-archivist who may have to assume some responsiblity for an in-house archives. * Alr * The manual has a refreshing honesty and realism. * Journal Of The Society Of Archivists * Examples and illustrations are drawn from many kinds of archives, so that the manual would be equally useful for a business, a religious community, a college or university, a local historical society, or a government agency...The order of preservation is logical, the coverage is broad, of course, but thorough, and each chapter gives reliable advice in a helpful way...Starting an Archives is suitable for anyone contemplating the establishment of such a program, and all the steps in it should be considered and planned before such a program is initiated. It will be helpful for basic workshops...a useful workbook for any in which the desire or necessity of controlling historical records has been recognized. * Collection Management * ...will be an invaluable volume. It fills a need that has long existed in archival literature for a brief, readable introduction...will continue to be an essential element on the archivist's list long after the current computer applications have gone the way of cuneiform and beta cassettes. * The American Archivist * It is an intellectual road map to the questions which should be asked and the considerations which should be analyzed by any institution or organization deciding how to handle its accumulated records. It is cogent, well organized, and full of useful information for decision makers and those assigned the task of providing them with alternative solutions to record problems. * The Public Historian * Her book is recommended for any organization interested in starting an archives. * Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship *
This valuable text is clearly the starting point for anyone involved in a process that may lead to starting an archives. Wilson Library Bulletin This book fills a useful niche in the literature and will introduce its subject to many in related professional or administrative fields where the message needs to be got across. Library Review ...an attractive publication for the non-archivist who may have to assume some responsiblity for an in-house archives. Alr The manual has a refreshing honesty and realism. Journal Of The Society Of Archivists Examples and illustrations are drawn from many kinds of archives, so that the manual would be equally useful for a business, a religious community, a college or university, a local historical society, or a government agency...The order of preservation is logical, the coverage is broad, of course, but thorough, and each chapter gives reliable advice in a helpful way...Starting an Archives is suitable for anyone contemplating the establishment of such a program, and all the steps in it should be considered and planned before such a program is initiated. It will be helpful for basic workshops...a useful workbook for any in which the desire or necessity of controlling historical records has been recognized. Collection Management ...will be an invaluable volume. It fills a need that has long existed in archival literature for a brief, readable introduction...will continue to be an essential element on the archivist's list long after the current computer applications have gone the way of cuneiform and beta cassettes. American Archivist It is an intellectual road map to the questions which should be asked and the considerations which should be analyzed by any institution or organization deciding how to handle its accumulated records. It is cogent, well organized, and full of useful information for decision makers and those assigned the task of providing them with alternative solutions to record problems. The Public Historian Her book is recommended for any organization interested in starting an archives. Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
This valuable text is clearly the starting point for anyone involved in a process that may lead to starting an archives. Wilson Library Bulletin This book fills a useful niche in the literature and will introduce its subject to many in related professional or administrative fields where the message needs to be got across. Library Review ...an attractive publication for the non-archivist who may have to assume some responsiblity for an in-house archives. Alr The manual has a refreshing honesty and realism. Journal Of The Society Of Archivists Examples and illustrations are drawn from many kinds of archives, so that the manual would be equally useful for a business, a religious community, a college or university, a local historical society, or a government agency...The order of preservation is logical, the coverage is broad, of course, but thorough, and each chapter gives reliable advice in a helpful way...Starting an Archives is suitable for anyone contemplating the establishment of such a program, and all the steps in it should be considered and planned before such a program is initiated. It will be helpful for basic workshops...a useful workbook for any in which the desire or necessity of controlling historical records has been recognized. Collection Management ...will be an invaluable volume. It fills a need that has long existed in archival literature for a brief, readable introduction...will continue to be an essential element on the archivist's list long after the current computer applications have gone the way of cuneiform and beta cassettes. The American Archivist It is an intellectual road map to the questions which should be asked and the considerations which should be analyzed by any institution or organization deciding how to handle its accumulated records. It is cogent, well organized, and full of useful information for decision makers and those assigned the task of providing them with alternative solutions to record problems. The Public Historian Her book is recommended for any organization interested in starting an archives. Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship
Author Information
Elizabeth Yakel is a doctoral student in Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan. She has worked as a professional archivist and consultant for over ten years, on such projects as the Vatican Archives Project, and the Religious Archives Technical Assistance Project, where she provided consultation services, taught archival workshops, and provided referral services for archivists in small religious and non-profit organizations.
