Archival Futures
- ISBN-10
- 1783301821
- ISBN-13
- 9781783301829
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-05-01
- Publisher
- Facet Publishing
- Author
- Caroline Brown
Description
Firmly rooted in current professional debate and scholarship, Archival Futures offers thought provoking and accessible chapters that aim to challenge and inspire archivists globally and to encourage debate about their futures.
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