Title: Managing institutional archives : foundational principles and practices /
Authors: Cox, Richard J.
Publisher: Greenwood Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Archives Administration; Associations, institutions, etc. Archives Administration.
Abstract: Provides advice on the basic functions of an institutional archives-administration; appraisal; preservation and security; arrangement, description, and reference; building internal and external support; and cooperative opportunities. Presents three case studies in the initial development of institutional archives that summarize the problems and challenges facing these kinds of programs.
Contents: 1. Why Institutional Archives Are Important -- 2. The Foundation for Administering Institutional Archives -- 3. Identifying and Selecting Records with Continuing Value -- 4. Preserving and Protecting Institutional Archival Records -- 5. Arranging, Describing, and Providing Reference in Institutional Archives -- 6. Building Internal and External Support for Institutional Archives Programs -- 7. Cooperation and the Institutional Archives -- 8. The Changing Contexts of Institutional Archives: Some Speculations -- 9. Three Case Studies in the Formation of Institutional Archives -- 10. Sources for Assistance in Managing Institutional Archives.