num_pages: 244
description: How are archivists and archives evolving to adapt to technological developments and the information explosion? What other disciplines have a stake in the archival teaching and practice? What are the common versus the unique interests among archivists and records or information managers? Author Jennie Hill's timely new reader examines the roots, current state, and forward progress of archives and records management, and gives professionals the essential keys to remaining current and relevant in the 21st century. Future of Archives and Recordkeeping has four main sections covering these unique themes: * Defining archives * Shaping a discipline * Archives 2.0: archives in society * Archives in the information age: is there still a role for the archive professional? Hill's straightforward approach to crucial new developments in the field will prove to be an invaluable resource for students pursuing a degree in Archives as well as archive professional who wish to refresh and examine their understanding of this evolving profession.
language: English
title: The Future of Archives and Recordkeeping: A Reader
publisher: Facet Publishing