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Museum Archives: An Introduction (Second Edition)

by Deborah M. Wythe
Society of American Archivists, 2004
Cloth: 978-1-931666-06-0 | Paper: 978-1-931666-91-6 | eISBN: 978-1-945246-19-7 (ePub) | eISBN: 978-1-931666-90-9 (PDF)
Library of Congress Classification AM158.M88 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 69.5

TOC

  • Table of Contents 
    • Foreword
      • Marzio, Peter C.
    • Preface
      • Wythe, Deborah
    • Introduction
      • 1 
      • The Museum Archives Movement
        • Przybyla, Ann Marie
        • Archives and Museums
        • Early Initiatives and the Belmont Conference
        • The Growth of a Movement
        • The Current State of Museum Archives
      • 2 
      • The Museum Context
        • Wythe, Deborah
        • Organization and Institutional Culture
        • The Museum Archives
        • Museum Records
      • 3 
      • Getting Started
        • Koutsky, Susan Klier
        • Institutional Support and Funding
        • Space
        • Staff
        • First Steps
      • Archival Fundamentals
      • 4 
      • Appraisal
        • Wythe, Deborah
        • Research and Study
        • Establishing an Appraisal Program
        • The Museum Archives Section Working Group on Appraisal
        • Museum Records and Appraisal
        • Effective Appraisal
      • 5 
      • Arrangement
        • Darnell, Polly
        • Library, Archives, and Museum Perspectives
        • Principles
        • Processing Steps
      • 6 
      • Description
        • Wythe, Deborah
        • Description in Museums
        • Finding Aids
        • The Marc Record
        • Other Tools
        • Implementing a Descriptive Program
        • Priorities and Levels of Description
        • Procedures and Standards
        • Automation's Role in Description
      • 7 
      • Research Use: Ethics, Restrictions, and Privacy
        • Anderson, Susan K.
        • Ethics
        • Restrictions
        • Privacy
        • Applying Restrictions
        • Researcher Relationships
        • Settling Disputes
      • 8 
      • Research Use: Outreach
        • Bourgoin, Marisa
        • Public Programs
        • Exhibitions
        • Web Sites
      • 9 
      • Oral History
        • Calabretta, Fred
        • The Value and Uses of Oral History
        • Project Design
        • The Interview
        • Processing
        • Legal Issues
      • Managing Archival Collections
      • 10 
      • Records Surveys
        • Wythe, Deborah
        • Why Survey Records?
        • The Survey
      • 11 
      • Accessioning
        • Demb, Sarah R.
      • 12 
      • Preservation
        • Demb, Sarah R.
        • Planning
        • Storage Areas, Environment, Shelving
        • Housing and Handling Archival Materials
        • Pesticides and Preservatives
      • 13 
      • Security
        • Stewart, Paula
        • Physical Protection
        • Security During Use
      • 14 
      • Records Management
        • Stewart, Paula
        • Education and Training
        • The Importance of Communication
        • Establishing a Records Management Program
        • Records Management Tools
        • Beyond the Basics
      • 15 
      • Disaster Planning
        • Stewart, Paula
        • Components of a Disaster Plan
        • Vital Records Protection
      • 16 
      • Photographs
        • Callery, Bernadette
        • Wythe, Deborah
        • Types of Photographs and Photographic Collections
        • Institutional Context
        • Appraisal
        • Arrangement
        • Description
        • Access and Use
        • Preservation Basics
      • 17 
      • Audiovisual Materials
        • Darnell, Polly
        • Nature of the Materials
        • Appraisal
        • Preservation
        • Arrangement, Description, Reference
        • Processing
      • 18 
      • Architectural Records
        • Daniels, Maygene
        • The Survey
        • Physical Management
        • Arrangement
        • Description
        • Use and Reproduction
        • Reference Service
        • CAD Systems and Electronic Technologies
      • 19 
      • Electronic Records
        • Eaton, Fynnette
        • Types of Electronic Records
        • Dealing with Electronic Records
        • Digitization
      • 20 
      • Objects in the Archives
        • Reed, Anthony
        • Art Museums
        • Science and Technology Museums
        • History Museums
        • Objects Found in All Types of Museums
        • Processing Collections that Contain Objects
      • 21 
      • Field Records and Scientific Notebooks
        • Demb, Sarah R.
      • Museum Archives Issues
      • 22 
      • Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
        • Demb, Sarah R.
      • 23 
      • Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art
        • Herbert, Catherine
        • Nazi Art Looting, 1933–1945
        • What is Provenance Research?
        • The Role of the Museum Archives
    • Resource Guide
      • Peimer, Laura
      • Professional Archival Organizations
      • Related Professional Organizations
      • Continuing Archival Education Opportunities
      • Selected Bibliography
      • Sample Policies, Procedures, and Forms
      • Internet Resources
      • Funding Sources
      • Selected Archival Product Vendors
    • Museum Archives Guidelines
    • Contributors
    • Acknowledgments
    • Index
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