Description
Trade ReviewAs an adjunct professor, I can easily see adding this book into my curriculum to provide students with a theoretical framework from which to build their practical knowledge. * Technical Services Quarterly *
Each chapter and essay is thoroughly researched and provides multiple statistics to back up claims. . . . This title is perfect for academic libraries (particularly library schools), special collections, and for those pursuing a career in archives and records management. * VOYA *
The second edition of
Currents of Archival Thinking should be considered a stand-alone book, rather than simply an updated version of a resource that is already in your bookcase. . . . Overall, there appears to be a sense of openness to users, communities, society, and social justice in nearly all the chapters. . . . Whether intentional or not, this shift in archival discourse, grounded solidly on 'traditional' archival theory, is more than welcome. * Archivaria *
Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction: Shifting Currents Terry Eastwood and Heather MacNeil PART I: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: A Contested Realm: The Nature of Archives and the Orientation of Archival Science Terry Eastwood Chapter 2: Origins and Beyond: The Ongoing Evolution of Archival Ideas about Provenance Jennifer Douglas Chapter 3: Archives as a Place Adrian Cunningham PART II: FUNCTIONS Chapter 4: Managing Records in Current Recordkeeping Environments Gillian Oliver Chapter 5: Archival Appraisal in Four Paradigms Fiorella Foscarini Chapter 6: Digital Preservation: from Possible to Practical Glenn Dingwall Chapter 7: Continuing Debates about Description Geoffrey Yeo Chapter 8: Archival Interaction Wendy Duff and Elizabeth Yakel Chapter 9: Archival Public Programming Sigrid McCausland PART III: FRAMEWORKS
Chapter 10: Right to Information Elizabeth Shepherd Chapter 11: Archives and Social Justice David A. Wallace Chapter 12: Participatory Archives Alexandra Eveleigh Chapter 13: GLAMs, LAMs and Archival Perspectives Jeannette A. Bastian Chapter 14: Community Archives Rebecka Sheffield Index About the Editors and Contributors
