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A Gentle Approach To “Gentle Ren”: Processing The Papers Of Former College President Renwick Jackson, Steven M. Gentry Jan 2014

A Gentle Approach To “Gentle Ren”: Processing The Papers Of Former College President Renwick Jackson, Steven M. Gentry

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

First discussed almost ten years ago, the processing philosophy known as “more product, less process” (MPLP) remains hotly contested among members of the archival community. Using the collection of Dr. J. Renwick Jackson as a case study, I highlight the importance of a theme heavily emphasized in Mark Greene’s and Dennis Meissner’s landmark article: flexibility. Selectively utilizing MPLP would prove useful when dealing with large quantities of semi-valuable material and metal fasteners—thereby allowing the project to be completed within 160 work hours. Simultaneously, item level processing resulted in the discovery of both significant and sensitive records, along with the elimination …


Back Matter, Cheryl Oestreicher Jan 2014

Back Matter, Cheryl Oestreicher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Cheryl Oestreicher Jan 2014

Editor's Note, Cheryl Oestreicher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.


Welcome Address, Society Of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting, 2014, Rich Mendola Jan 2014

Welcome Address, Society Of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting, 2014, Rich Mendola

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews, Erin Lawrimore, Carol Waggoner-Appleton, Jennifer Welch Jan 2014

Book Reviews, Erin Lawrimore, Carol Waggoner-Appleton, Jennifer Welch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.


What Is The Professional Archivist’S Role In The Evolving Archival Space?, Society Of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting Keynote Address, 2014, Kate Theimer Jan 2014

What Is The Professional Archivist’S Role In The Evolving Archival Space?, Society Of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting Keynote Address, 2014, Kate Theimer

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.


“An Ever-Ready Source Of Inspiration And Information”: Ruth Blair And The Bicentennial County Historians, David B. Parker Jan 2014

“An Ever-Ready Source Of Inspiration And Information”: Ruth Blair And The Bicentennial County Historians, David B. Parker

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In 1929, the Georgia General Assembly approved a resolution calling on each county to appoint a historian to compile the county’s history for the state’s bicentennial (1732-1932). Ruth Blair, director of the state’s Department of Archives and History, worked closely with the county historians. Their correspondence tells us much about the project and about Blair’s role in the project’s success.


Build It And Will They Come?: Participatory Digital Archives, Hesitant Users, And The Emerging Archival Commons, Dallas C. Hanbury Jan 2014

Build It And Will They Come?: Participatory Digital Archives, Hesitant Users, And The Emerging Archival Commons, Dallas C. Hanbury

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In the mid-2000s, archivists introduced a range of Web 2.0-based participatory features into digital archives to make them more accessible to patrons. Some archivists hoped the increased accessibility of digital archives would lead to the creation of virtual communities of users that would eventually participate in archival workflows, especially description. Archivists’ desire culminated in the idea of the archival commons, a network-crowd sourcing model highly dependent on intensive user participation. Users however, only minimally used digital archives’ participatory features during the mid-‘00s. Recent scholarship though, reveals that users have begun to increasingly use the participatory aspects of digital archives, suggesting …


Front Matter, Cheryl Oestreicher Jan 2014

Front Matter, Cheryl Oestreicher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.