Description
Book SynopsisGroundbreaking ideas in archival description and control Archival authority control is an often ambiguous label that embraces a potentially wide scope. In this active and quickly-evolving field, new methods of clarification are essential for successful archive management. The articles in
Respect for Authority: Authority Control, Context Control, and Archival Description offer an innovative approach by marking and exploring a clear distinction between conventional archival authority files and the broader concept of context control.
Intended to not only answer important questions but raise worthy new ones as well,
Respect for Authority: Authority Control, Context Control, and Archival Description reveals striking new perspectives in managing archival description more effectively. The engaging essays in this collection tackle key issues of archive authority control and offer sound proposals for advancing a new course. Comprehensive in its approach, th
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- From Authority Control to Context Control (Jean Dryden)
- ISSUES
- Harnessing the Power of Provenance in Archival Description: An Australian Perspective on the Development of the Second Edition of ISAAR(CPF) (Adrian Cunningham)
- Pathways to Provenance: DACS and Creator Descriptions (Larry Weimer)
- Moving Beyond the Name: Defining Corporate Entities to Support Provenance-Based Access (Michelle Light)
- CASE STUDIES
- The Role of Archival Authority Records in the Finding Aid System of the Archives of Ontario (Steve Billinton)
- Authority Control at the National Archives and Records Administration (Lydia J. E. Reid and C. Jerry Simmons)
- Authority Control for Creators in Italy: Theory and Practice (Maurizio Savoja and Stefano Vitali)
- Mapping the Socio-Technical Complexity of Australian Science: From Archival Authorities to Networks of Contextual Information (Gavan McCarthy and Joanne Evans)
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
