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Archival Futures by Caroline Brown, (Archivist) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Archival Futures about?

<p>This book draws on the contributions of 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 and accessible chapters that aim to challenge and inspire archivists globally and to encourage debate about their futures.<br> It is widely acknowledged that the archive profession/discipline is facing a time of change. The digital world has presented changes in 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. On a practical level archivists are being asked to do more, to have a greater range of skills, often with increasingly restricted resources while competing with others to maintain their role as experts in ever changing environments.<br> Exploring the potential impact of these changes is timely. Such reflections will provide the opportunity to consider the archivists' purpose and role, discuss the practical impact of change on s

Who reads Archival Futures?

Author

Caroline Brown, (Archivist)

Publisher

Facet Publishing

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781783302192

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Computer Science, History, Humanities