{"product_id":"archival-futures-9781783301829","title":"Archival Futures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book draws on the contributions of a range of international experts to consider the current archival landscape and imagine the archive of the future. Firmly rooted in current professional debate and scholarship, \u003ci\u003eArchival Futures\u003c\/i\u003e offers thought-provoking and accessible chapters that aim to challenge and inspire archivists globally and to encourage debate about their futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is widely acknowledged that the archive profession\/discipline is facing a time of change. The digital world has presented changes in how records are created, used, stored, and communicated. At the same time, there is increased public debate over issues such as ownership of and access to information, and its authenticity and reliability in a networked and interconnected world. On a practical level, archivists are being asked to do more, to have a greater range of skills, often with increasingly restricted resources while competing with others to maintain their role as experts in ever-changing environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring the potential impact of these changes is timely. Such reflections will provide the opportunity to consider the archivists’ purpose and role, discuss the practical impact of change on skills and functions, and to articulate what can be contributed to a mid-21st century world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributors, Kate Theimer, Luciana Duranti, Victoria Lemieux, Geoffrey Yeo, Jenny Bunn, Sonia Ranade, Barbara Reed, Gillian Oliver, Frank Upward, Joanne Evans, Michael Moss, David Thomas, and Craig Gauld cover:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe role of archives in relation to individuals, organisations, communities, and society\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ehow appraisal, arrangement, description, and access might be affected in the future\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe impact of changing societal expectations in terms of access to information, how information is exchanged, and how things are recorded and remembered\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe place of traditional archives and what ‘the archive’ is or might become\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ecompetition or opportunity offered by other information, cultural, or IT-related professions and the future role of the archive profession\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003etruth and post-truth: archives as authentic and reliable evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to an international audience of students, academics, and practitioners in archival science, records management, and library and information science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605034025196,"sku":"9781783301829","price":177.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783301829-archival-futures.jpg?v=1778121183","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/archival-futures-9781783301829","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}