The management of college and university archives

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Introduction. Audience and purpose ; Archival literature ; Terminology ; Overview of academic archives ; Purpose, holdings, and constituencies ; How to use this book ; Notes

Fundamentals of academic archives. Definition ; Mission and establishment ; Administrative location ; Holdings ; Personnel ; Space and facilities ; Service goals ; Notes

Archival theory, procedures, and techniques. Introduction ; Appraisal ; Documentation strategy, functional analyses, and documentation policies ; Acquisitions practices ; Accessioning ; Arrangement ; Description ; Preservation ; Use ; Space, facilities, and equipment ; Notes

Special records problems. Introduction ; Dissertations and theses ; Photographs ; Audiovisual materials ; Architectural records ; Machine-readable records ; Notes

Special challenges and opportunities in academic archives. Introduction ; Institutional change and archival classification systems ; Managing the documents of student and faculty organizations ; Students as staff ; Students as users ; Artifacts and memorabilia ; "The eyes of history are upon us" : historical consciousness in higher education ; Notes

Programmatic activities. Introduction ; Records management ; Manuscripts programs ; Outreach ; Exhibits ; Oral history ; Notes

Conclusion : facing the academic world. Size and resources ; Institutional and professional communities ; Defining a role for the archivist ; Profession and mission ; Notes

Appendix 1. Management basics : a selective bibliography

Appendix 2. "Guidelines for college and university archives"

Appendix 3. "Resolution on theses and dissertations"

Appendix 4. Bibliography of sources

Appendix 5. Model archival forms