The Handbook of Archival Practice - Paperback

by Patricia C. Franks (Editor)

Here is a complete reference guide to the activities that identify various stages of archival practice. Among the environmental topics to be addressed from a practitioner's standpoint are legal, regulatory, political, economic, organizational culture, professional, social, and ethical influences.

Author Biography

Dr. Patricia C. Franks is professor and program coordinator for the Master of Archives and Records Administration program at the School of Information at San José State University. She is a certified archivist, certified records manager, and information governance professional and a member of ARMA International's Company of Fellows. She currently holds the office of vice president of the National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators.

Franks is coeditor along with Luciana Duranti of the Encyclopedia of Archival Science and the Encyclopedia of Archival Writers, 1515-2015 and coeditor along with Anthony Bernier of the International Directory of National Archives. She is author of Records and Information Management now in its second edition.