The silence of the archive
Thomas, David, 1950-
The silence of the archive [electronic resource] / David Thomas, Simon Fowler and Valerie Johnson. - 1 online resource. - Principles and practice in records management and archives . - Principles and practice in records management and archives. .
Title page; Contents; Introduction to the Series by Geoffrey Yeo; About the authors; Foreword by Anne J. Gilliland; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Enforced silences; Chapter 2: Inappropriate expectations; Chapter 3: The digital; Chapter 4: Dealing with the silence; Chapter 5: Imagining archives; Chapter 6: Solutions to the silence; Chpater 7: Are things getting better or worse?; Index
This new book will provide a ground breaking discussion of a major but little considered issue - the silence of the archive: why archives, sometimes seen as the repositories of truth, often fail to satisfy users because they do not contain information which they expect to find.
9781783301577 1783301570
Archives--Acquisitions.
Appraisal of archival materials.
Records retention.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
Electronic books.
CD973.A37 / T46 2017eb
025.2814
The silence of the archive [electronic resource] / David Thomas, Simon Fowler and Valerie Johnson. - 1 online resource. - Principles and practice in records management and archives . - Principles and practice in records management and archives. .
Title page; Contents; Introduction to the Series by Geoffrey Yeo; About the authors; Foreword by Anne J. Gilliland; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Enforced silences; Chapter 2: Inappropriate expectations; Chapter 3: The digital; Chapter 4: Dealing with the silence; Chapter 5: Imagining archives; Chapter 6: Solutions to the silence; Chpater 7: Are things getting better or worse?; Index
This new book will provide a ground breaking discussion of a major but little considered issue - the silence of the archive: why archives, sometimes seen as the repositories of truth, often fail to satisfy users because they do not contain information which they expect to find.
9781783301577 1783301570
Archives--Acquisitions.
Appraisal of archival materials.
Records retention.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
Electronic books.
CD973.A37 / T46 2017eb
025.2814