Author : Trevor Livelton,Society of American Archivists
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Archives
ISBN : 9780810847460
Archival Theory, Records, and the Public by Trevor Livelton,Society of American Archivists Pdf
Now in paperback! Livelton considers the nature of public records from an archival perspective, analyzing concepts rather than the daily realities with which public records archivists deal. However, his carefully reasoned conclusions provide a strong foundation on which principled rather than ad hoc decisions can be made, and so will be of interest to teachers, students and practitioners of archival science. The author presents a general or theoretical view of public records as documents made or received and preserved by the sovereign or its agents in the conduct of governance. This analysis is illustrated by a variety of examples, including a discussion of freedom of information.