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Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts.


Fredric M. Miller

A practical overview of archival management fundamentals, Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts assists records and information managers who are new to managing archives. This how-to how-to Informal
adj.
Offering practical advice and detailed instruction in an activity.

n. pl. how-tos
Something, such as a book or learning situation, that provides practical advice and detailed instruction in an
 manual

* provides instruction about the basic archival functions of accessioning, arrangement, and description

* discusses basic archival principles and the differences between archives, manuscripts, and libraries
ISBN: 0-931828-75-9 (Society of American Archivists)
Soft cover, English, 131 pages, 1990
Catalog No. B4308
$30 ARMA member or non-member


For more information about archives management, visit the Society of American Archivists The Society of American Archivists (established 1936) is the oldest and largest archivist association in North America, serving the educational and informational needs of more than 3,400 individual and institutional members.  (SAA (Systems Application Architecture) A set of interfaces designed to cross all IBM platforms from PC to mainframe. Introduced by IBM in 1987, SAA includes the Common User Access (CUA), the Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C) and Common Communications ) at www.archivists.org See .org.

(networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations.

RFC 1591.


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Publication:Information Management Journal
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Date:Jan 1, 2003
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