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Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Privacy Act Expungements: A Reconsideration, James Gregory Bradsher

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

"Privacy," according to Justice of the United States Supreme Court William 0. Douglas, "involves the choice of the individual to disclose or to reveal what he believes, what he thinks, what he possesses. The individual," he believed, "should have the freedom to select for himself the time and circumstances when he will share his secrets with others and decide the extent of that sharing." For the private manuscript repository the protection of an individual's right to privacy, at least that of the donor, presents no insurmountable problems. Donors may simply purge files in advance of deposit or place certain restrictions …

The Science Of Deduction: Dating And Identifying Photographs In Twentieth Century Political Collections, James Edward Cross

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

One of the more common analogies in archival literature is that comparing archivists to detectives. But even Sherlock Holmes, the "most perfect reasoning machine the world has ever seen" (in the words of his biographer, Dr. Watson), might quail at the task facing an archivist who must identify and date photographs in twentieth century political collections. Bereft, in most cases, of the technological clues that enable those working with nineteenth century photographs to date by photographic process, the archivist faces a situation that, in the words of Canadian archivist Richard J. Huydra:

"presents numerous fundamental difficulties. Existing captions are of …

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Anthony R. Dees, Ben Primer, Michael Kohl, Donald R. Lennon, George W. Bain

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Provenance Vi, Issue 1, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Fund Raising For Historical Records Programs: An Underdeveloped Archival Function, Richard J. Cox

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The scenario is a familiar one, recounted numerous times at gatherings of archivists and sometimes taking on mythological proportions. An archivist eagerly assumes a new position, excited by the anticipation of a new challenge, the interesting records under his or her care, the prospects of new and more significant acquisitions, the endless possibilities of research use, and the promises of support for building a strong historical records program. The eagerness turns to discouragement and sometimes disillusionment as the promised support is actually revealed. There are no resources for new staff, the "increased" funds for supplies and equipment are inadequate for …

The Lane Brothers Photographic Archive: Its Provenance, Scope, And Arrangement, Robert C. Dinwiddie

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In August of 1985 the Special Collections Department of the William R. Pullen Library at Georgia State University (GSU) acquired a collection of photographic negatives estimated to number 150,000 images from Margaret P. Lane. Mrs. Lane's late husband, Dan Lane, had been the last operator of an Atlanta commercial photography studio begun by his father in 1939. Subsequent events have shown that the acquisition of this collection was a simple matter when compared to the difficulties of arranging, describing, and providing access to such a large body of images in negative form. This article will discuss the changing role of …

Short Subjects: The Paperless Office: Hope For The Future Or A Grand Illusion?, Susan A. Chapdelaine

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Despite this early promise of the paperless office, the volume of paper in corporate offices continues to grow annually at alarming rates. Advances in technology have not eliminated paper from the office environment but have actually increased the amount of paper which is generated. Paperwork continues to be the largest overhead expense in business today.

Sampling In An Archival Framework: Mathoms And Manuscripts, Margery N. Sly

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien describes the Mathern House at Michel Delving in the Western part of the Shire. A Mathern is something that a person does not want to keep but cannot bear to throw away. 1 Archivists may often feel that they preside over such a house. They are trained to preserve records of permanent historical value--to prevent their destruction. However, much of the masses of records produced, especially in the twentieth century, may not be of permanent historical value, and archivists need appraisal techniques which will aid them in dealing with this situation …

Reviews, Critiques And Annotations, Linda M. Matthews, Les Hough, Terry S. Latour, Martin I. Elzy

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Artifical Intelligence, Expert Systems, And Archival Automation, Peter B. Hirtle

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The success of archival automation during the past two decades cannot be questioned. From the development of the SPINDEX (Selective Permentation Indexing) program at the National Archives, through the work of the National Information Systems Task Force (NISTF) committee, to the development of the MARC AMC (MAchine Readable Cataloging, Archives and Manuscripts Control) format, automation's progress, while perhaps slow in comparison to the library profession, has been sure.

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Short Subjects: The Amc Format: A Guide To The Implementation Process, William E. Brown Jr., Lofton Wilson

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Use of the USMARC Archives and Manuscripts Control (AMC) format and the automation process necessary for archival and manuscript repositories to utilize a computer information system designed to centralize the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of bibliographic and collection management data are new phenomena for many archivists. Information systems such as OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and RLIN (Research Libraries Information System) provide an attractive opportunity for repositories which desire to participate in the use of AMC at the national level, while other systems are operational at the local, state, and regional levels. Great strides in archival awareness and automation expertise …

Short Subjects: Athens And Sparta: The Archivist And Resource Allocators, Harley P. Holden

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

One result of the social, economic, and technological changes and developments of the past two decades has been an increased monetary pressure on educational institutions. Rare is the academic or other nonprofit institution that has not found it necessary to mount a fund-raising campaign. Economic pressures on educational institutions are not new nor are efforts to solve them. What is new is the intensity and pervasiveness. of monetary accountability, the professionalism . employed in fund raising, and the web of involvement that affects everyone in an administrative position, no matter how minor. Fiscal responsibilities that once were confined to the …

Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learned And To Be Learned In Intergovernmental Appraisal, Kathy Roe Coker

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Seneca, Roman politician, poet, and essayist, succinctly echoed the Roman view of cooperation, efficiency, and practicality when he wrote "one hand washes the other." Centuries later archivists are still struggling to learn and apply Seneca's maxim. Although archivists have not successfully implemented Seneca's maxim in the realm of cooperative appraisal, they have for some time recognized the need.

Archivists Against The Current: For A Fair And Truly Representative Record Of Our Times, Patrick M. Quinn

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Concern with problems associated with documenting nontraditional and minority movements for cultural, economic, social, and political change has been expressed previously in the archival literature, but certainly not in proportion to the dimensions of such a problem. If one admits that the prevailing values of a given society generally correspond to the values of the prevailing socioeconomic strata of that society, it is not at all surprising that archivists should have been preoccupied with accumulating a documentary record of the lives of the members of the prevailing strata and of the activities and functions of the institutions that provide the …

Front Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

A Case Study: The Archivist As Activist At The Northwestern University Library's Women's Collection, Sarah Sherman

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

The Women's Collection at the Northwestern University Library is like the triathlete: it attempts to engage in that which only extraordinary people or fools try. Like the triathlete, it is sustained by the goal it has set for itself. The Women's Collection documents the activities of activists in the women's liberation movement by collecting materials generated by these activists. The "engagement" or involvement of the curator of the collection is critical to this enterprise, because of the nature of the work. In addition to preservation, which will not be discussed here, there are four primary areas of activity which are …

Indexing Archival Films: Alaska Archival Motion Picture Program, Steven Walsh, David Hales, Judith Diamondstone

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Since the turn of the twentieth century, the state of Alaska has attracted professional and amateur filmmakers eager to document the northern wilderness and its inhabitants. Existing films on Alaska include thousands of feet of historically precious, unedited footage as well as studio productions; they are in demand by research specialists, educators, and filmmakers, as well as nonprofessional Alaskan citizens. Responding to that demand, administrators of the Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks launched the Alaska Archival Motion Picture Program to preserve film footage on Alaska and the circumpolar regions and to make it available to a …

Reviews, Critiques, And Annotations, Paul F. Wells, Wayne Flynt, Kaye Lanning, Lynn Roundtree, Philip F. Mooney, Ellen Garrison

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

The Politics Of Protest Collections: Developing Social Action Archives, Sarah Cooper

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In this article, the term politics is used in a broad sense to suggest that there are definite, though not always explicit, assumptions and values affecting the nature and extent of the documentary record preserved on social movements in this era. Though of main concern in this discussion is how values affect the collecting of materials on radical social change, the value systems under which archivists operate affect any kind of collecting endeavor.

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Provenance V, Issue 2, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Short Subjects: News Reels, Glen Mcaninch

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Back Matter, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Provenance V, Issue 1, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Fitting In: The Automation Of The Archives At Northwestern University, Patricia Cloud

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

By now the archival community has begun in earnest, though not always cheerfully, to participate in that special sector of the information revolution which involves the MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) formats created by the Library of Congress. Most especially, many archivists are beginning to make use, or planning to begin to make use, of the recently published USMARC Archival and Manuscripts Control format, generally known as the MARC-AMC format, or simply AMC.