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Re: HELP! Adventures in Starting a New Archive!



At 04:52 PM 01/20/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Matt,
>
>  Perhaps do a literature search and look for articles that describe the
>ongoing committments institutions must make if they are going to undertake
>this.  The plus is that the are obviously starting early, so if you could
>find articles that also talk about howo much sense it makes to start when
>you're small and can get a grip on it ?...  I agree with the other responder
>that said you need someone with clout to help make this happen.
>  For the budget, I would put in salary for you, for a part-time technician
>that can assist with the processing, for storage materials including boxes
>and file folders and a desk, chair and phone for you.
>When they (the Board) is deciding whether to commit to this over the long
>haul, they also need to deteremine WHY they are doing this.  Is it to be a
>community resource, or only a campus resource?  Know this isn't much and
>it's pretty basic, but ...
>

I got a book a few years ago.  It think by Elizabeth Yakel (sp?) called
_Starting an Archives_.
It's pretty straight forward and relatively short, and a good starting
point.

Leigh
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Leigh M Hall
lhall@spsu.edu
Voyager System Administrator
Johnson Library
Southern Polytechnic State University
Marietta, GA
770-528-7276, 770-528-4944(fax)
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