Synopses & Reviews
Summary: This book brings together key ideas about record keeping in a multi-media environment. Key features: 1.Written by leading figures in the field 2.Comprehensive coverage of the topic 3.Contains the most up-to-date information The Contributors: The contributors work in the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute and/or the Information Services Planning Unit of Glasgow University, with the exception of Frank Rankin who is Head of Open Government at the Department for International Development. Readership: Records and archives personnel; library and information practitioners; library and information students. Contents: Records and the transition to the digital Implementing EDRMS and shaping the record Security and the digital domain Risk management and managing records Records professionals in a multi-media age Approaching digital preservation holistically 'Seek and destroy' - an archival appraisal theory and strategy Divided no more: a descriptive approach to the record-keeping continuum Archival digitisation The function of the archive
Synopsis
This book brings together key ideas about record keeping in a multi-media environment.
- Written by leading figures in the field
- Comprehensive coverage of the topic
- Contains the most up-to-date information
Synopsis
This book brings together key ideas about record keeping in a multi-media environment.
Synopsis
This book examines record keeping in a multi-media environment and includes the findings of two innovative research projects on appraisal and the use of functional approaches in the description of records. Chapters address a number of issues, including include audit culture, the challenges of disintermediation, and the need to engage with post-modern critiques (and critics) of archives.
About the Author
Alistair Tough and Michael Moss work at Glasgow University, UK.
Table of Contents
Records and the transition to the digital Implementing EDRMS and shaping the record Security and the digital domain Risk management and managing records Records professionals in a multimedia age: turning lead into gold? Approaching digital preservation holistically ‘Seek and destroy - an archival appraisal theory and strategy Divided no more: a descriptive approach to the record-keeping continuum Archival digitisation: breaking out of the strong box The function of the archive