The management of college and university archives /William J. Maher.
Maher, William J,
The management of college and university archives /William J. Maher. - Metuchen, New Jersey : Society of American Archivists and Scarecrow Press, (c)1992. - xv, 430 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Audience and purpose -- Archival literature -- Terminology -- Overview of academic archives -- Purpose, holdings, and constituencies -- How to use this book -- Notes -- Fundamentals of academic archives -- Definition -- Mission and establishment -- Administrative location -- Holdings -- Personnel -- Space and facilities -- Service goals -- Notes -- Archival theory, procedures, and techniques -- Introduction -- Appraisal -- Documentation strategy, functional analyses, and documentation policies -- Acquisitions practices -- Accessioning -- Arrangement -- Description -- Preservation -- Use -- Space, facilities, and equipment -- Notes -- Special records problems -- Introduction -- Dissertations and theses -- Photographs -- Audiovisual materials -- Architectural records -- Machine-readable records -- Notes --- Special challenges and opportunities in academic archives -- Introduction -- Institutional change and archival classification systems -- Managing the documents of student and faculty organizations -- Students as staff -- Students as users -- Artifacts and memorabilia -- "The eyes of history are upon us" : historical consciousness in higher education -- Notes -- Programmatic activities -- Introduction -- Records management -- Manuscripts programs -- Outreach --- Exhibits -- Oral history -- Notes -- Conclusion : facing the academic world -- Size and resources -- Institutional and professional communities -- Defining a role for the archivist -- Profession and mission -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Management basics : a selective bibliography -- Appendix 2. "Guidelines for college and university archives" -- Appendix 3. "Resolution on theses and dissertations" -- Appendix 4. Bibliography of sources -- Appendix 5. Model archival forms.
92011667
GB92-49830
Universities and colleges--Administration.--Archives
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States--Archives
CD3065 / .M363 1992 CD3065
The management of college and university archives /William J. Maher. - Metuchen, New Jersey : Society of American Archivists and Scarecrow Press, (c)1992. - xv, 430 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Audience and purpose -- Archival literature -- Terminology -- Overview of academic archives -- Purpose, holdings, and constituencies -- How to use this book -- Notes -- Fundamentals of academic archives -- Definition -- Mission and establishment -- Administrative location -- Holdings -- Personnel -- Space and facilities -- Service goals -- Notes -- Archival theory, procedures, and techniques -- Introduction -- Appraisal -- Documentation strategy, functional analyses, and documentation policies -- Acquisitions practices -- Accessioning -- Arrangement -- Description -- Preservation -- Use -- Space, facilities, and equipment -- Notes -- Special records problems -- Introduction -- Dissertations and theses -- Photographs -- Audiovisual materials -- Architectural records -- Machine-readable records -- Notes --- Special challenges and opportunities in academic archives -- Introduction -- Institutional change and archival classification systems -- Managing the documents of student and faculty organizations -- Students as staff -- Students as users -- Artifacts and memorabilia -- "The eyes of history are upon us" : historical consciousness in higher education -- Notes -- Programmatic activities -- Introduction -- Records management -- Manuscripts programs -- Outreach --- Exhibits -- Oral history -- Notes -- Conclusion : facing the academic world -- Size and resources -- Institutional and professional communities -- Defining a role for the archivist -- Profession and mission -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Management basics : a selective bibliography -- Appendix 2. "Guidelines for college and university archives" -- Appendix 3. "Resolution on theses and dissertations" -- Appendix 4. Bibliography of sources -- Appendix 5. Model archival forms.
92011667
GB92-49830
Universities and colleges--Administration.--Archives
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States--Archives
CD3065 / .M363 1992 CD3065