Archives and Recordkeeping: Theory Into Practice

Archives and Recordkeeping: Theory Into Practice

Pedagogy

Caroline Brown’s text Archives and Recordkeeping is made to understand the importance of archives and the roles it holds in society by presenting detailed explanations and presentations. Archives are the preservation of past, present and future materials. Recordkeeping is what keeps archives in constant check with the data they hold. Brown delivers her information by chapters and separating her content, so it is understandable and easy to navigate. She approaches archives by defining and understanding the concept of them. Every detailed explanation she offers deems itself as an important factor to creating and stabilizing archives. The influence that Brown describes is by combining archives and records, and the significance that it provides in practice. Archives are essential with their extensive content and ethics. This book acknowledges Brown’s thoughts and words to understand the precise definition of archive. Archives hold many sections that go into making them stable and functionable, so it contains perfect management. Brown brings strategies on how to uphold these values for long term archives that are practical.
The e-book holds valuable information towards archives. Archives are collections of documents and data that is preserved, bringing back the importance of archives is important so people can be informed on what these archives offer for future references.

Caroline Brown

e-Book

2013-11-23

Janet Jaimes

ISBN: 9781856048255. 9781783303083. 9781783300044.

Brown, Caroline. 2014. Archives and Recordkeeping: Theory Into Practice. Facet Books for Archivists and Records Managers. London: Facet Publishing. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=766210&site=eds-live&scope=site