Week 1: Course Introduction; Understanding Archives and the Archival Profession: History, Types, and Archival Culture



Reading Assignment:

"What are Archives" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), pp. 3-22. Available via OWL course site, under Resources.

"Given Under My Hand - The Nature of Evidence" in Laura A. Millar, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in the Information Age. (Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019), pp. 23-37. Available via OWL course site, under Resources.

Interview with Terry Cook, 26 July 2012 - on the importance of history, disappearance of physical exhibitions at LAC, the digital revolution, political agendas in archives, archivists as custodians of the record, the disproportionate budget cuts to LAC, repositioning history, resurrection of cut government programs, NADP cuts, government support of archives/history/heritage.

 


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