Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Managing archives”
Now you have an Archive Policy which outlines the purpose and collecting policies of the archive, you can appraise any potential material to this framework and decide which will be taken into the archive through the acquisition process. As mentioned previously in “The art of saying no – Acquisition”, in …
Acquistion is the process of accepting archive material into your possession (and therefore stewardship of that material). Remembering that when you accept a donation, transfer, purchase or loan to the archive you are now the steward of its ongoing care and all costs attributed to it. This stewardship endures far …
During my time working with archives I have observed that there are many community groups, businesses and individuals that are increasingly understanding the value of the records they hold. However, the value attributed to these records may be relevant to the groups creating them but may not meet the collecting …
So are you like a Librarian? If you are an archivist already then this question will not surprise you. Often, to avoid a drawn out conversation, my family will simply say yes, much to my dismay. I would imagine also, to the dismay of librarians. Each have important, yet vastly …