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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John H. Slate , Kaye Lanning MinchewPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.277kg ISBN: 9781442263956ISBN 10: 1442263954 Pages: 186 Publication Date: 10 June 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsLocal government archival records document the histories of communities, their institutions, and their people. We need more strong archival programs to identify, organize, preserve, and make available these invaluable materials. In this book, two veteran local government archivists provide sage advice on how to organize and administer a successful archival program, secure needed support from the local government, and foster use of the archival records. -- Bruce W. Dearstyne, The author of Leading the Historical Enterprise: Strategic Creativity, Planning and Advocacy for the Digital Age (2015), Managing Government Records and Information (1999) and The Management of Local Government Records: A Guide for Local Officials (1988) Local government archival records document the histories of communities, their institutions, and their people. We need more strong archival programs to identify, organize, preserve, and make available these invaluable materials. In this book, two veteran local government archivists provide sage advice on how to organize and administer a successful archival program, secure needed support from the local government, and foster use of the archival records. -- Bruce W. Dearstyne, The author of Leading the Historical Enterprise: Strategic Creativity, Planning and Advocacy for the Digital Age (2015), Managing Government Records and Information (1999) and The Management of Local Government Records: A Guide for Local Officials (1988) Local-government archives document life where we live it. Officials and custodians new to managing these essential records will find here a quick guide to best practice distilled from the authors' six-plus decades of experience. Candid tips, examples from local-government archives around the country, a unique historical description of different record-keeping traditions that shape local-government archives, and sources for deeper study are blended together in this up-to-date introduction. -- David B. Gracy, Governor Bill Daniel Professor Emeritus, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin Author InformationKaye Lanning Minchew served as Executive Director of the Troup County Historical Society in LaGrange, GA from 1985 until 2015. She oversaw operations of the Troup County Archives and Legacy Museum on Main. The University of Georgia press published her book, A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Georgia in May, 2016. She is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists and has degrees from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and Chapel Hill. John H. Slate, CA is city archivist for the City of Dallas, where he has been responsible for historic city government records in the Dallas Municipal Archives since 2000. He is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists and possesses a BS from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, specializing in archival enterprise, from the same institution. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |