Better off forgetting? : essays on archives, public policy, and collective memory / edited by Cheryl Avery and Mona Holmlund.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Avery, Cheryl.

Holmlund, Mona.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archives--Canada.

Archives.

Archives--Government policy.

Public records.

Management.

Canada.

Public records--Canada--Management.

Archives--Government policy--Canada.

Archives--Access control.

Digital preservation.

Public records--Management.

Physical Description:

xvii, 242 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2010]

Summary:

Throughout Canada, provincial, federal, and municipal archives exist to house the records we produce. Some conceive of these institutions as old and staid, suggesting that archives are somehow trapped in the past. But archives are more than resources for professional scholars and interested individuals. With an increasing emphasis on transparency in government and public institutions, archives have become essential tools for accountability. Better Off Forgetting? offers a reappraisal of archives and a look at the challenges they face in a time when issues of freedom of information, privacy, technology, and digitization are increasingly important. The contributors argue that archives are essential to contemporary debates about public policy and make a case for more status, funding, and influence within public bureaucracies. While stimulating debate about our rapidly changing information environment, Better Off Forgetting? focuses on the continuing role of archives in gathering and preserving our collective memory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442641679

1442641673

9781442610804

1442610808

OCLC:

612722266