Archival anxiety and the vocational calling - Cox, Richard J.; ebrary, Inc. (Duluth, Minn. : Litwin Books, 2011)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Archives -- Social aspects; Archives -- Study and teaching (Higher); Archives -- Moral and ethical aspects; Archivists -- Training of; Archivists -- Professional ethics; Electronic books