The management of college and university archives / William J. Maher. [print]

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.

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