Effective Approaches for Managing Electronic Records and Archives

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461658276
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/24/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Bruce W. Dearstyne is Professor and Interim Dean at College of Information Studies, University of Maryland.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Acronyms
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Technology and the Transformation of the Workplace: Lessons Learned Traveling Down the Garden Path
Chapter 4 What Is an Electronic Record?
Chapter 5 Implementing Requirements for Recordkeeping: Moving from Theory to Practice
Chapter 6 Obstacles and Opportunities: A Strategic Approach to Electronic Records
Chapter 7 Government On-line and Electronic Records: The Role of the National Archives of Canada
Chapter 8 Playing the Electronic Angles and Working the Digital Seams: The Challenge and Opportunities State Electronic Government Initiatives Present to State Archival and Records Management Programs
Chapter 9 The Law of Electronic Information: Burgeoning Mandates and Issues
Chapter 10 Riding the Lightning: Strategies for Electronic Records and Archives Programs
Chapter 11 Index
Chapter 12 About the Contributors

Editorial Reviews

A useful book about recent efforts to administer electronic records, and I certainly recommend that archivists and other records professionals read it.

portal: Libraries and the Academy

A useful book about recent efforts to administer electronic records, and I certainly recommend that archivists and other records professionals read it.

Portal: Libraries and the Academy

Government and corporate archivists and records managers seeking to establish electronic records programs should take advantage of the sound practical advice offered in this timely book.

The American Archivist

Arguing that multiple approaches are needed towards the proper management of electronic records, Dearstyne (information studies, U. of Maryland) presents eight articles from a variety of perspectives. After a historical retrospective of the impact of digital technologies over the past four decades, discussion address what exactly is meant by the term "electronic record," the implication of attempting to translate theory into practice in developing strategic approaches, and case studies of the Minnesota state government and the National Archives of Canada. Also included is a discussion of legal implications and issues. This is a paperbound reprint of a 2002 book.

Reference and Research Book News

Designed for practical use by today's archivists and records managers as they interact with many different institutional frameworks, this collection of essays will provoke as many avenues of investigation as they will offer solutions.... Dearstyne seeks venues to prepare traditional archival thinking for the vast array of electronic records, which have only begun to come our way.

Collection Building - Janice Bogstad

[A] thoughtful and substantial collection...For an interesting, provocative and multi-disciplinary approach to the electronic records question in North America in 2002, this book will deliver handsomely to any professional interested in questions of theory, practice and authority in the digital age.

The Journal of the Australian Society of Archivists

This slim volume of eight essays addresses core aspects of one of the most pressing issues for archivists and records managers: effective management of electronic records.

Archivaria

A useful book about recent efforts to administer electronic records, and I certainly recommend that archivists and other records professionals read it.

Portal: Libraries and the Academy

Designed for practical use by today's archivists and records managers as they interact with many different institutional frameworks, this collection of essays will provoke as many avenues of investigation as they will offer solutions.... Dearstyne seeks venues to prepare traditional archival thinking for the vast array of electronic records, which have only begun to come our way.--Janice Bogstad, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire "Collection Building "

Government and corporate archivists and records managers seeking to establish electronic records programs should take advantage of the sound practical advice offered in this timely book.--The American Archivist

[A] thoughtful and substantial collection...For an interesting, provocative and multi-disciplinary approach to the electronic records question in North America in 2002, this book will deliver handsomely to any professional interested in questions of theory, practice and authority in the digital age.--The Journal of the Australian Society of Archivists

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