Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Figures
Preface
1. Introduction to Archives and Manuscripts
The Archival Mission
Differences Between Libraries and Archives
A Brief History of Archives
A Brief History of Manuscript Collecting
Archives and Archivists Today
Notes
Institutional Context
Types of Surveys
Survey Goals
Planning a Survey
Implementing a Survey
Surveying Individual Departments
Audiovisual Records
Digital Records
Notes
Starting an Institutional Archives Program
Community Archives
Notes
4. Selection and Appraisal
The Values of Records
Archival Value: Classic Appraisal Theory
Beyond Schellenberg: Refinements of American Appraisal Theory
International Perspectives on Appraisal
Appraising Audiovisual Records
Appraising Digital Records
Conclusion
Notes
Acquisitions
Accessions and Accessioning
Audiovisual and Digital Records
Notes
Basic Principles
Five Levels of Arrangement
More Product, Less Process (MPLP)
Arranging a Collection
Notes
Basic Archival Descriptive Practices
Descriptive Standards and Online Access
More Descriptive Product, Less Process
Describing Audiovisual Records
Conclusion: Description as Shaping
Notes
8. Preservation
The Preservation Problem
Preservation Surveys
The Storage Environment
Holdings Maintenance Practices and Treatment of Materials
Preserving Audiovisual Records
Preserving Digital Records
Conclusion
Notes
Security
Disaster Planning and Recovery
Notes
10. Access, Reference, Outreach, and Advocacy
Access
Reference
Outreach
Advocacy
Notes
11. Leadership and Management
Management Basics
Organizational Culture
Planning
Leading People
Managing Finances
Managing Facilities
Managing Technology
Fundraising and Development
Public Relations and Marketing
Conclusion
Notes
The Development of the Archival Profession
The Professional Community
Archival Education
Certification
Diversity and Inclusion
Professional Ethics
Notes
Bibliography
Index