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Provenance Ix, Issues 1 & 2, Margery N. Sly
Provenance Ix, Issues 1 & 2, Margery N. Sly
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Ann S. Ritter
Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Ann S. Ritter
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Review Essay: Archivists And The Use Of Archival Records; Or A View From The World Of Documentary Editing, Richard J. Cox
Review Essay: Archivists And The Use Of Archival Records; Or A View From The World Of Documentary Editing, Richard J. Cox
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
The past decade has been a time of new calls for reassessment of the archival reference function and analysis of the use of archival and historical records. Like bookends, we have on the one side a series of statements arguing for institutional studies of users and on the other calls for national approaches to the problem of understanding the use of America's documentary heritage. Despite the strong calls, there has been little response to either side. Ann Gordon's study, also called the Historical Documents Study, for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission is a rare star in the constellation …
Short Subjects: How To Catalog Negatives Without Money, Ted Ryan
Short Subjects: How To Catalog Negatives Without Money, Ted Ryan
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
One of the dilemmas facing visual materials archivists is the rising cost of properly cataloging and preserving their images. By their very nature, photograph and ·negatives are expensive to reference and store.
Front Matter, Margery N. Sly
Front Matter, Margery N. Sly
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
The Status Of Users In Archival Enterprise, Michael Widener
The Status Of Users In Archival Enterprise, Michael Widener
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
T. R. Schellenberg, the dean of modern archival enterprise, set a dual objective for the profession. "The end of all archival effort is to preserve valuable records and make them available for use," he wrote. When Schellenberg wrote these words some thirty-five years ago, archivists were oriented primarily toward the materials they worked with and perceived the users of these materials as a relatively small, elite group of scholars, mainly historians.
Project Jukebox: An Innovative Way To Access And Preserve Oral History Records, Gretchen L. Lake
Project Jukebox: An Innovative Way To Access And Preserve Oral History Records, Gretchen L. Lake
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
This article will introduce oral history curators, archivists, librarians, researchers, and others interested in the preservation and accessibility of oral history recordings to a fascinating project at the Alaska and Polar Regions Department, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Project Jukebox is an exciting, unique approach to age-old problems of preservation, storage, and retrieval of oral history records. Using state-of-the-art technology, Project Jukebox allows a researcher to find an appropriate interview, to listen to the interview, to look at historical photographs relative to the interview, to locate the site of the interview on a map, and when available, …
Back Matter, Margery N. Sly
Back Matter, Margery N. Sly
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
The Development Of The Jimmy Carter Library's Audiovisual Collection, David J. Stanhope
The Development Of The Jimmy Carter Library's Audiovisual Collection, David J. Stanhope
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
The audio-visual (AV) collection of a presidential library offers the world a unique record of the life and times of a United States President and his administration. The nature of presidential AV records also creates a considerable challenge for the Office of Presidential Libraries within the National Archives and Records Administration. To meet the needs of the president, the public, and future scholars, special archival policies and practices must be implemented when dealing with presidential AV records. The development of the Jimmy Carter Library AV Collection presents an excellent case study of the policies, programs, and problems involved in administering …
Short Subjects: The United States Army Signal Center And Fort Gordon, A Military Archives In Georgia, Kathryn R. Coker
Short Subjects: The United States Army Signal Center And Fort Gordon, A Military Archives In Georgia, Kathryn R. Coker
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
There's a relatively new "kid" archives on the block. It's called the U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon Archives located in Augusta, Georgia. Augusta is not only the home of the Masters Golf Tournament but also the home of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, the army's communicators since 1860.
Short Subjects: Archival Automation: A Brief Look At Two Systems, Frank T. Wheeler
Short Subjects: Archival Automation: A Brief Look At Two Systems, Frank T. Wheeler
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
While computers and automation have seemingly taken over, they have slowly and painfully crept into the archives. Automated on-line catalogs are replacing the manual card catalog and control over numerous collections and record groups has become easier. Some have argued that automation is not a positive step for an archives. These arguments will lessen as archivists begin to integrate automated systems into their daily routines of cataloging and collection maintenance.