Archival futures
"This book draws together contributions from a range of international experts to consider the current archival landscape and imagine the archive of the future. Firmly rooted in current professional debate and scholarship, 'Archival Futures' offers thought-provoking chapters to challenge and inspire archivists from all over the world and to encourage debate about their futures. The digital world has altered how records are created, used, stored and communicated. At the same time, there is increased public debate over issues such as ownership of and access to information and its authenticity and reliability in a networked and interconnected world. Exploring the potential impact of these changes provides the opportunity to consider the archivist's purpose and role, discuss the practical impact on skills and functions and to articulate what can be contributed now and in the future. Content covered includes: the role of archives in relation to individuals, organizations, communities and society; changing societal expectations in terms of access to information, how information is exchanged, and how things are recorded and remembered; the impact of new technologies, including blockchain and automation; the place of traditional archives and what 'the archive' is or might become; competition or opportunity offered by other information, cultural or IT related professions and the future role of the archive profession; and truth and post-truth: archives as authentic and reliable evidence. This book will appeal to an international audience of students, academics and practitioners in archival science, records management and library and information science." --
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Archives |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London : Facet Publishing, [2018] |
| ISBN: | 9781783301829 1783301821 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. It's the end of the archival profession as we know it, and I feel fine / Kate Theimer -- 2. Whose truth? records and archives as evidence in the era of post-truth and disinformation / Luciana Duranti -- 3. The future of archives as networked, decentralized, autonomous and global / Victoria Lemieux -- 4. Can we keep everything? the future of appraisal in a world of digital profusion / Geoffrey Yeo -- 5. Frames and the future of archival processing / Jenny Bunn -- 6. Access technologies for the disruptive digital archive / Sonia Ranade -- 7. Multiple rights in records: the role of recordkeeping informatics / Barbara Reed, Gillian Oliver, Frank Upward and Joanne Evans -- 8. The accidental archive / Michael Moss and David Thomas -- 9. The end of archival ideas? / Craig Gauld. |
| Course: |
ACT313 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
Online Resources
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 027 ARC 2018 | Available |