Description
For volunteers or workforce at small organizations, collections management generally is a daunting task. Archives for the Lay Person is a guidebook for those that take care of historical records, photographs, and collections but shouldn’t have the suitable professional coaching. Lois Hamill provides practical, step by step guidance for managing all facets of archival collections, from acquisition, arrangement, and outline to storage and security. The book also offers advice on methods to utilize PastPerfect software for collections database management.