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Organizing Archival Records: A Practical Method of Arrangement and Description for Small Archives (American Association for State and Local History)

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Many of our nation’s historical records reside in small historical societies, libraries, cultural organizations, houses of worship, and museums. The hard work of non-professional archivists is to thank for preserving much of our documentary heritage. Organizing Archival Records equips non-professional archivists with the talents to tackle one of the challenging tasks of archiving: arranging and describing archival materials. Carmicheal offers step by step guidance to figuring out the purpose of organization and the essentials of learn how to do it. He covers the basic terms and theory of organization, and learn how to steer clear of some common pitfalls.

Carmichael brings this third edition into the 21st century with extended discussions about computerizing the process, making descriptions to be had on the internet, and organizing electronic records. With real-world examples, exercises, and step by step directions, somebody can organize archival materials in a professional manner. Organizing Archival Records is a superb resource for both computerized and manual organization and recordkeeping.


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