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Archives l Records Management
Archival Futures Series
Series editors: Bethany Anderson and Amy Cooper Cary
Archival Futures, a book series published jointly by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and ALA Neal-Schuman, critically engages issues related to archives as, and for, the public good. Books in the series combine provocative arguments with practical insights, examining professional values and current innovations in archival and library practice.
The archives profession has long been seen as primarily concerned with the past. Archival Futures points to the responsibility that archivists and allied information professionals have to shape the present and future. This series seeks to engage with the urgent questions embedded within archival work and processes, inviting discussion about the social responsibility of citizens to shape a historical record that better documents all aspects of the human experience.
2022 | softcover 112 pp | 6" x 9" $39.99 | Members: $35.99
Decolonial Archival Futures
ARCHIVAL FUTURES Krista McCracken and Skylee-Storm Hogan | PRINT: 978-0-8389-3715-0 This book challenges non-Indigenous practitioners to consider constructs of knowledge, which histories we tell, and how the past is presented. Guided by the authors’ incisive synthesis of theory and current practice, readers will learn
À where Western archival practice is situated in relation to the colonial histories of Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand;
À a working definition of decolonial archival practice, which is rooted in concepts of community, reciprocity, and a desire to actively resist colonial recordkeeping practices;
À the implications of this approach for policy making and collection development;
À examples of community-driven descriptive practices, in which Indigenous knowledge and languages are infused into archival description at both the fonds and file level; and
À about partnerships rooted in Indigenous knowledge structures, kinship ties, and relationships with the land.
2019 | softcover 192 pp | 6" x 9" $44.99 | Members: $40.49
A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age
ARCHIVAL FUTURES Laura A. Millar; Foreword by Lee McIntyre | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1771-8
SAA's 2020/2021 One Book, One Profession Selection
—Archives and Manuscripts
“This book will be of value to anyone concerned about the erosion of facts in the current political
climate.” —Choice
“At the heart of Millar’s work is the theme of interconnectivity between records and our sense of self and inclusion within our communities . . . It is an important message because archivists, librarians, and information professionals cannot do this alone, and in a post-truth world, society needs to come together to support evidence-based truth and challenge false facts and
manipulation of evidence.” —Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies
2020 | softcover 320 pp | 8.5" x 11" $85.00 | Members: $76.50
Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives, Third Edition
Gregory S. Hunter | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1277-5
“An effective balance between the essential core tenets of classical archival methods and emerging areas in the field. Though the book takes an archival perspective, it will be accessible to
those who have no prior experience in archives.”—Library Journal
“Hunter has included numerous enhancements in the revised 3rd edition, including appraising, acquiring, and accessing digital records; applying More Product Less Process (MPLP) practices for collections; and outlining preservation strategies for trustworthy digital repositories. The latter addresses the need for creating technical format registries, bitstream registration, content emulation, and format normalization (to maintain content stability) among others . . . [Hunter’s book] still maintains its status as the seminal archival textbook and operations manual.”
—Technicalities
“Offers a valuable refresher for experienced archivists and those with shifting responsibilities
within their current roles.”—Choice
2017 | softcover 304 pp | 6" x 9" $79.00 | Members: $71.10
Laura A. Millar | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1606-3
“An engaging primer for practicing archivists and students of the field.” —Booklist Written in clear language with lively examples, the book outlines fundamental archival principles and practices, introduces core concepts, and explains best practices to ensure that documentary materials are cared for as effectively as possible. Millar addresses such topics as
À the nature of archives and archival institutions;
À the role of archival service as a matter of trust;
À provenance, original order, and respect des fonds;
À practical guidance in the execution of central archival tasks, including appraisal, preservation, arrangement, description, and reference and access; and
À discussion about the changing role and responsibilities of the archival institution and archival practitioner, as digital technologies fundamentally transform how records and archives are created, captured, preserved, used, and shared.
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THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS (SAA)
Founded in 1936, SAA is North America’s oldest and largest national archival professional association. Browse these and other SAA titles at alastore.ala.org.
2018 | softcover 528 pp | 7” x 10” $84.99 | Members: $76.50
Patricia C. Franks | PRINT: 978-0-8389-1716-9
“Ideally suited both as a textbook for students learning about records management and as a reference book for records and information management (RIM) professionals . . . An extremely comprehensive and accessible text written by one of the leading thinkers and educators in the
field.”—Archival Issues
”Not a difficult read, even for this instruction and reference librarian. This reviewer highly
recommends this book for college archival and record management classes.”—ARBA
“An up-to-date, coherent, readable, and highly informative text that all RIM/ IG professionals should
keep close at hand for ongoing reference.”—Information Management
Instructors adopting this textbook for a course may request companion PowerPoint slides and supplementary course materials by e-mailing editionsmarketing@ala.org.
2020 | softcover 256 pp | 6" x 9" $121.99 | Members: $109.79
2020 | softcover 216 pp | 6” x 9” $72.99 | Members: $65.69
Electronic Legal Deposit: Shaping the Library Collections of the Future
Edited by Paul Gooding and Melissa Terras | PRINT: 978-1-78330-377-9 This edited collection is a timely opportunity to bring together international authorities who are placed to explore the social, institutional, and user impacts of e-legal deposit. It uniquely provides a thorough overview of this worldwide issue at an important juncture in the history of library collections in our changing information landscape, drawing on evidence gathered from real-world case studies produced in collaboration with leading libraries, researchers, and practitioners, including Biblioteca Nacional de México, Bodleian Libraries, British Library, National Archives of Zimbabwe, National Library of Scotland, and National Library of Sweden. Chapters consider the viewpoint of a variety of stakeholders, including library users, researchers, and publishers, and provide overviews of the complex digital preservation and access issues that surround e-legal deposit materials, such as web archives and interactive media.
Recordkeeping Cultures
Gillian Oliver and Fiorella Foscarini | PRINT: 978-1-78330-399-1 A fully revised and expanded new edition of the authors’ 2014 book Records Management and Information Culture: Tackling the People Problem, this book details an innovative framework for analyzing and assessing information culture, addressing the widely recognized problem of improving organization-wide compliance with a records management program. Discussion of topics at each level of the framework includes strategies and guidelines for assessment, followed by suggestions for next steps, appropriate actions, and techniques for influencing behavioral change. Designed to greatly enhance the practical application of the information culture concept in both formal and informal recordkeeping environments, this book contains new chapters on
À diagnostic features: genres, workarounds, and infrastructure;
À workplace collaboration: how to analyze collaborative practices, including recordkeeping, in organizations; and
À education: how to teach information culture concepts and methods in archives and records management graduate programs.
