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| Foreword | |
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| Figures and tables | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| About the book | |
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| Additional resources | |
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| Striving for diversity and balance | |
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| What are archives? | |
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| From knowledge to record | |
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| Content, structure and context | |
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| From records to archives | |
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| The form of archives | |
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| Archives and artefacts | |
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| Why keep archives? | |
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| Archival institutions: creatures of history and culture | |
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| Archives, power and the people | |
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| The concept of the fonds | |
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| Types of archival institution | |
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| Archival service: a matter of trust | |
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| The duties of the archivist | |
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| The skills of the archivist | |
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| Archival codes of ethics | |
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| The impact of legislation | |
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| Developing a policy framework | |
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| Matters of administration | |
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| Protecting archives | |
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| What is preservation? | |
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| Understanding and responding to archival hazards | |
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| Developing a preservation plan | |
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| Emergency planning | |
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| Storing media materials | |
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| Provenance, original order and respect des fonds | |
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| The principle of provenance | |
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| The principle of original order | |
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| The principle of respect des fonds | |
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| The concept of the fonds | |
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| Challenging traditional perspectives | |
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| Assigning names | |
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| Appraising and acquiring archives | |
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| Appraisal for acquisition | |
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| Appraisal for selection | |
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| Sampling, weeding and culling | |
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| Other appraisal considerations | |
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| Acquiring archives | |
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| Accessioning archives | |
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| Deaccessioning | |
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| Monetary appraisal | |
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| Arranging and describing archives | |
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| Archival levels of arrangement | |
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| The practicalities of arrangement | |
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| Describing archives | |
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| Presenting content | |
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| Providing access to descriptive information | |
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| Putting the description together | |
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| Establishing priorities | |
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| Making archives available | |
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| Equal access | |
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| The reference environment | |
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| Documenting reference services | |
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| Cost recovery and profit making | |
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| Outreach | |
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| Digitization of archives | |
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| Measuring success | |
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| The challenge of digital archives | |
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| Clarifying language | |
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| Electronic records issues | |
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| Developing electronic records and archives policies | |
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| The importance of standards | |
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| The process of managing electronic archives | |
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| The role of a digital depository | |
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| Staying current | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| To learn more | |
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| Journal literature | |
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| National and state institutions | |
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| Professional associations | |
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| Additional reading | |
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| Glossary of terms | |
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| Key archival terms | |
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| Index | |