Defining a Discipline

Archival Research and Practice in the 21st Century

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Defining a Discipline

Archival Research and Practice in the 21st Century

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Defining a Discipline: Archival Research and Practice in the 21st Century
2020, Society of American Archivists, Society of American Archivist
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION. xi
ON HISTORY AND MEMORY
1: Archival Intangibles: Empowerment through Story and Meaning. 2
2: History and Memory: The Reification of Meaning in the Archives. 16
ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
3: Practicing Care: Constructing Social Responsibility through Feminist Care Ethics. 30
4: The Ethics of Social Responsibility: Building Public Awareness of Archives. 42
ON DIVERSITY
5: More Voices, Less Clamor: Reflections on Valuing Diversity. 56
6: Practice What You Preach: Diversity in Action. 67
ON ACCOUNTABILITY
7: On Accountability. 76
8: Accountability in Archives. 85
ON RESPONSIBLE CUSTODY
9: From Responsible Custody to Responsible Stewardship. 96
10: A Balance of Power and Trust: Responsible Custody of Archival Records. 113
ON SELECTION
11: What to Save?: Ideas Underlying Archival Appraisal. 122
12: Selection as an Archival Value. 139
ON ACCESS AND USE
13: Navigating Nuance: Sensitive Research Data and the Data Sharing Movement. 148
14: Preserving Access as a Core Value in the Digital Era. 157
ON PRESERVATION
15: It’s Not Easy Being Green(e): Digital Preservation in the Age of Climate Change. 174
16: Shifts in the Firmament: The Place of Preservation in the Constellation of Archival Values. 188
ON ADVOCACY
17: Archival Advocacy: Profession, People, Power, and Small “p” Politics. 202
18: On Advocacy. 211
ON SERVICE
19: Creating Impact through Service: The Corporate Archivist as Servant-Leader. 220
20: Archives as a Service: From Archivist as Producer and Provider to Archivist as Facilitator and Enabler. 229
ON PROFESSIONALISM
21: Reflections on Professionalism and Its Continuing Importance for Archivists. 240
22: Professionalism: As Pursuit of Archivist Identity. 248
23: “Things of the Spirit”: Professionalism as an Archival Virtue. 257
AFTERWORD. 268
APPENDIX: SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS CORE VALUES OF ARCHIVISTS. 273
INDEX. 277
ONE BOOK, ONE PROFESSION: STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS. 297

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2020

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CD931 .D44 2020

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Paperback
Number of pages
322
Weight
1.194 pounds

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OL44003307M
ISBN 13
9781945246272
LCCN
2020000063
OCLC/WorldCat
1137182965

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