Archival Management Fundamentals

Author: Wang Yingwei
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "Fundamentals of Archival Management" is a widely influential archival professional textbook written by the School of Information Resource Management at Renmin University of China. Since its publication, it has been highly praised by a broad readership. The main revisions in this edition cover the following aspects: , the enrichment and development of archival value theory. This book proposes the theory of "current utility and historical utility" of archives. The introduction of this theory provides a more comprehensive theoretical basis for the better development of archival information resources. Second, the explanation of the responsibilities and tasks of archival management institutions such as document centers and archival storage centers. Third, the application of the concept of integrated document management and the concept of full-process document management. Fourth, the absorption and evaluation of archival organization reform ideas. Fifth, the redefinition of the "elastic method" in archival appraisal methods. Sixth, the elaboration of macro and micro archival appraisal theories. Seventh, the theoretical elaboration of archival hierarchical management and off-site safe storage. Eighth, the re-examination of China's archival openness theory under the conditions of government information disclosure. Ninth, in-depth research on the theory of accounting archival management. Tenth, a systematic exposition of electronic document management theory and methods.