Preface xi
Chapter 1 Introduction to Archives and
Manuscripts 1
Basic
Definitions 1
The
Archival Mission 3
Differences
Between Libraries and Archives 6
A Brief
History of Archives 10
A Brief
History of Manuscript Collecting 12
The
Archival Profession Today 14
Conclusion 15
Chapter 2 Conducting a Survey and Starting an
Archives Program 19
Institutional
Context 19
Surveys:
An Introduction 19
Types of
Surveys 20
Survey
Goals 24
Planning a
Survey 27
Implementing
a Survey 34
Surveying
Individual Departments 37
Starting
an Archives Program 39
Conclusion 45
Chapter 3 Selection and Appraisal 47
The Values
of Records 49
Archival
Value: Classic Appraisal Theory 52
Case Study 55
Beyond
Schellenberg: Refinements of
Appraisal Theory 55
Conclusion 70
Chapter 4 Acquisitions and Accessioning 75
Acquisitions 75
Developing
an Acquisition Policy 80
Applying
an Acquisition Policy 83
Cooperative
Collecting and Documentation
Strategies 84
Accessions
and Accessioning 88
Conclusion 94
Chapter 5 Arrangement 97
Basic Principles 97
Five Levels of
Arrangement 98
Arranging a Collection 104
Conclusion 111
Chapter 6 Description 113
Objectives of a
Description Program 113
Three Categories of
Finding Aids 114
Archival Information
Exchange, the
USMARC Format, and the Internet 125
Five Characteristics of
a Good Finding Aid 130
Forging a Descriptive
System: Final
Considerations 131
Chapter
7 Preservation 133
The Preservation Problem 133
Preservation Surveys 136
The Storage Environment 139
Treatment of Materials 146
Conclusion 152
Chapter
8 Security and Disaster
Planning 155
Security 155
Disaster Planning 159
Conclusion 175
Chapter
9 Access, Reference, and
Outreach 179
Access 179
Reference 187
Outreach and Promotion 198
Conclusion 200
Chapter
10 Electronic Records 203
The Nature of the
Problem 205
Outline of a Solution 212
Suggestions for the
Practical Archivist 220
Conclusion 223
Appendix
A North Fork University:
Institutional Background 227
Appendix B Code of Ethics for Archivists 231
Bibliography 241
Index 281
Colophon 285
