Cox, Richard J.

Archival anxiety and the vocational calling [electronic resource] / by Richard J. Cox. - Duluth, Minn. : Litwin Books, 2011. - xv, 355 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The archival calling -- Public memory meets archival memory : the interpretation of Williamsburg's Secretary's office -- Public and private history in Colonial Williamsburg : a memoir of a half-century and a view to a calling -- Empty temples : challenges for modern government archives and records management -- Secrecy, archives, and the archivist -- The National Archives reclassification scandal -- Archival ethics : the truth of the matter -- The archives & archivists listserv controversy -- The Anthony Clark case, SAA, and professional ethics -- Revisiting the archival finding aid -- Teaching unpleasant things -- Arguing about appraisal in the age of forgetfulness.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Archives--Social aspects.
Archives--Study and teaching (Higher)
Archives--Moral and ethical aspects.
Archivists--Training of.
Archivists--Professional ethics.


Electronic books.

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