Archives Power: Memory, Accountability, and Social Justice

Resource type
Author/contributor
Title
Archives Power: Memory, Accountability, and Social Justice
Abstract
Grounded in historical and social theory, this analysis of the power of archives and the role of archivists in society calls for renewed emphasis on remembrance, evidence, and documentation as a means of securing open government, accountability, diversity, and social justice, within an archival ethics of professional and societal responsibility.
Date
2009-01-01
Publisher
Amer Library Assn
Place
Chicago
# of Pages
466
ISBN
978-0-8389-1061-0
Short Title
Archives Power
Language
English
Library Catalog
Amazon
Citation
Jimerson, R. C. (2009). Archives Power: Memory, Accountability, and Social Justice. Amer Library Assn.