The No-nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping by Margaret Crockett

The No-nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping by Margaret Crockett

This practical how-to-do-it guide is ideal for professionals involved in the management of archives and records, especially if they are just starting out or without formal training.

.. an excellent primer, refresher, and reference guide for those without a formal background in records management and archival practice. Thanks to Crockett’s thorough overview, even the experienced professional would likely find reminders of some aspects of the profession they may have lost familiarity with. With its particular focus on incorporating records management concepts into a typical office workflow, the book’s real strength lies with the managing of more active records, and would work nicely for the non-information professional looking to gain control of their information environment.

-- Ashley L. Taylor * Technical Services Quaterly *

The useful summaries and pithy sound bites will enable those managing archivists and records managers to advocate from a sound and accurate basis. I enjoyed reading it and think it makes a useful contribution to the guidance available to those working in the profession.

-- Caroline Sampson * Archives and Records *

One of the greatest challenges in writing a useful handbook or manual for the “lone arranger” archivist, volunteer archivist, or museum/historical society staff member who also manages archives is striking the proper balance of instruction, complexity, and ease of use: too much information can be intimidating, but not enough will limit a book’s usefulness. Margaret Crockett ably strikes that balance in The No-Nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping, having created a guidebook whose comprehensiveness belies its relatively short length. While busy lone arrangers and archival volunteers may lack the time to dive fully into a book such as this one, it is nonetheless a valuable resource that these audiences would do well to have on their shelves for frequent consultation and guidance.

-- Jamie Serran * Archivaria *

I would recommend this book to anyone new to the profession as it is an easy to read volume providing a comprehensive introduction of the work of archivists and records managers. Even those who have worked in the profession for some time will find this volume a good refresher of the procedures. Crockett’s extensive experience of delivering training days on this subject is evident in having produced such a valuable guide.

-- Rebecca Somerset * Catholic Archives *

Margaret Crockett is a qualified consultant in archives and records management with over 20 years of professional experience and is one of the two partners in the Archive-Skills Consultancy Ltd.

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ISBN 13	9781856048552
ISBN 10	1856048551
Title	The No-nonsense Guide to Archives and Recordkeeping
Author	Margaret Crockett
Series	Facet No-Nonsense Guides
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Facet Publishing
Year published	2015-11-23
Number of pages	224
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