Archives: principles and practices

Millar’s book provides a clear, accessible overview of how archives are created, managed, preserved, and used. It explores the principles that underpin archival science—such as provenance, original order, authenticity, and appraisal—while also offering practical guidance on daily archival functions like acquisition, arrangement, description, preservation, and access. The author emphasizes that archives are not just collections of old documents but living evidence of human activity that shape cultural identity and collective memory. She discusses the evolving role of archivists in the digital age, addressing challenges such as digital preservation, ethical responsibilities, community engagement, and the democratization of archival access.

Última modificação

• 10/09/2025

Creator

• Laura A. Millar

License

•  http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access right

• The author has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as author of this work. Except as otherwise permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, with the prior permission of the publisher, or, in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of a licence issued by The Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to Facet Publishing, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE.

Date created

• 2017

Identifier

• ISBN 978-1-78330-206-2 (paperback)
• ISBN 978-1-78330-208-6 (e-book)
• ISBN 978-1-78330-207-9 (hardback)

Keyword

• Archives

Language

• English

Publisher

• Facet Publishing

Resource type

• Other

Rights notes

• All rights

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Subject

• Archives