The lone arranger : succeeding in a small repository / by Christina Zamon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zamon, Christina.

Contributor:

Society of American Archivists.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archives--United States--Administration.

Archives.

Archives--Collection management--United States.

Archivists--United States.

Archivists.

Archives--Collection management.

Archives--Administration.

United States.

Physical Description:

iv, 157 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Society of American Archivists, ©2012.

Summary:

"A significant portion of U.S. institutions charged with the preservation of our cultural heritage are small repositories and one-person shops ... [This book] offers guidance on how to handle common work demands while promoting archives best practice. [The author] ... address[es] a comprehensive range of topics, including administration and budget, fundraising and donor relations, information technology, collections management, records management, preservation, reference and outreach, facility management, disaster preparedness, and internship and volunteer programs. In addition, case studies by a dozen practitioners representing diverse backgrounds, institutional settings, and geographic locations discuss the challenges they faced when they found themselves responsible for the full spectrum of archives work with limited or no paid staff to assist"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

1. "What am I doing here?": Administration and management : Getting started ; Evaluating the situation ; Managing your staff, you! ; Creating policies ; Case study: the lone arranger in a local government archives setting / John H. Slate

2. "What is this stuff?": Collections management : Acquisitions ; Appraisal ; Processing collections ; Case study: The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum / Michelle Ganz ; Working with other institutions

3. "How do I survive in the digital age?": Information technology issues for lone arrangers : Archival collections management systems ; Encoded archival description (EAD) ; Digital assets management systems (DAMS) ; Case study: Getting finding aids online / Tamara Gaydos ; Institutional repositories (IRs) ; Electronic document management systems (EDMS) ; Metadata ; Digitizing collections

4. "How am I going to get my work done?" Fundamental archival programs : Preservation planning ; Internship and volunteer programs ; Case study: Preservation planning for lone arrangers / Jeremy Linden ; Case study: Volunteers in the small nonprofit institution ; Records management ; Case study: An archivist does what? / Russell L. Gasero ; Case study: Creating a records management program at Illinois Wesleyan University / Meg Miner ; Case study: It's who and what you know in managing electronic records / Terry Baxter.

5. "Where do I put all of this stuff and keep it safe?": Facilities management and disaster planning : Space planning and management ; Planning a new facility ; Disaster planning ; Case study: The Caterpillar Inc. corporate archives / Nicole L. Thaxton

6. "You want what?": Reference and outreach : Managing reference requests ; Case study: Reference and outreach / Alison Stankrauff ; Internal advocacy and outreach ; Case study: Chorally invited! A case study in outreach / Christina Prucha ; Using social media

7. "How am I going to pay for this?": Budgeting and financing your archives ; Creating and setting up your budget ; Fundraising ; Grant writing ; Development ; Donor relations ; Case study: Managing a grant project with minimal staff / Barbara Austen

Appendices : A. Selected readings ; B. Resources guide.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.

ISBN:

1931666415

9781931666411

OCLC:

769010963