Richard M. Dougherty,Editors, ,Streamlining Library Services: What We Do, How Much Time It Takes, What It Costs, How We Can Do It Better (2008) Scarecrow Press,Lanham, Md 269 pp. $38.71 soft cover, ISBN 0810851989.
✍ Scribed by Rebecca L. Mugridge
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-9055
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✦ Synopsis
Standard (DACS) as archival standards. He focuses on the use of DACS to separate archival material from creator descriptions. In the third essay Light (University of California -Irvine) discusses the impact of ISAAR (CPF) as it "recast the nature of the archival authority records" and compares it to DACS. She also compares several institutions' models to determine when a new creator occurs, being careful to distinguish a name change from a function change.
The case study contributors are from Canada, the US, Italy and Australia. They provide practical examples of challenges faces by applying archival authority control, the application of agency-wide standards, use of new technologies to enrich research and contextual information management. The essays give some solution to these complex issues and also act as a springboard for further discussion.
This work is necessary reading for any archivist. It will help both the novice and experienced to understand the developing issues of the field.