Leadership and administration of successful archival programs / edited by Bruce W. Dearstyne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dearstyne, Bruce W. (Bruce William), 1944-

Series:

Greenwood library management collection 0894-2986

The Greenwood library management collection, 0894-2986

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archives--Administration.

Archives.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

viii, 159 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Summary:

Defines and explores what it takes to build and sustain exemplary archival programs and related programs such as historical agencies, libraries, and information centers.

Contents:

1. Leadership and Archival Education / Richard J. Cox 1

2. The Art of the Possible: The Archivist as Administrator / Frank G. Burke 19

3. Ways and Means: Thinking and Acting to Strengthen the Infrastructure of Archival Programs / Larry J. Hackman 37

4. Strategic Approaches to Program Building in Government: From Local to International and Back / Liisa Fagerlund 53

5. Strategic Planning and Implementation at the National Archives and Records Administration: 1992-2000 / Michael J. Kurtz 71

6. Corporate Culture and the Archives / Philip F. Mooney 85

7. Archival Programs in the Academic Library / Lauren R. Brown 101

8. Leadership of Archival Programs / Bruce W. Dearstyne 111

9. Building Strong Archival Programs: Insights and Approaches / Bruce W. Dearstyne 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0313315752

OCLC:

47023392