| Archival Theory, Records, and the Public Contributor(s): Livelton, Trevor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810847469 ISBN-13: 9780810847460 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $61.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: A view of archival theory as knowledge resulting from the analysis of ideas. Illustrated by a variety of examples, including a discussion of freedom of information. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Archives & Special Libraries - Reference | Personal & Practical Guides - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 027 |
| LCCN: 95026792 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.58" W x 8.46" (0.56 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now in paperback Livelton considers the nature of public records from an archival perspective, analyzing concepts rather than the daily realities with which public records archivists deal. However, his carefully reasoned conclusions provide a strong foundation on which principled rather than ad hoc decisions can be made, and so will be of interest to teachers, students and practitioners of archival science. The author presents a general or theoretical view of public records as documents made or received and preserved by the sovereign or its agents in the conduct of governance. This analysis is illustrated by a variety of examples, including a discussion of freedom of information. |