A professional quality "how-to" instruction manual

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	• Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. ... Gregory S. Hunter Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2003 - 457 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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A thorough resource for archivists

This book provides practical and thorough directions for the smooth and efficient management of an archive. It is a must-have for new archivists and a good addition for even the most seasoned archivist's library.

A professional quality "how-to" instruction manual

Developing And Maintaining Practical Archives is a thorough and professional quality "how-to" instruction manual to keeping corporate, academic, or community library archival records so that information retrieval is comprehensive, user friendly, "on demand", and best suited to the needs of a particular situation. From a walkthrough of how to properly conduct a survey; to starting an archival program; to security and disaster planning; to digital records, and so much more, the individual chapters deftly cover topics with an instructional text embedded with sound practical applications. Developing And Maintaining Practical Archives is a "must-read" for anyone charged with building or maintaining an archive.

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Library Journal and other review journals raved about the first edition of this now-standard guide. This new edition has been completely updated and expanded to include crucial new information on digital records, encoded archival description (EAD), copyright issues, post-9/11 security concerns, and international perspectives on these issues?content that makes this manual essential for archivists of all backgrounds. Setting up archives, appraisal and accessioning, acquisition strategies and policies, arrangement description, reference and access, preservation, and electronic records are just some of the topics covered in both theory and practice in this clear, comprehensive, and practical guide.

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