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Varsity Letters: Documenting Modern Colleges and Universities: No. 3
Author(s): Helen Willa Samuels (Author), Society of American Archivists (Author)
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press
- Publication Date: 1 Jun. 1994
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 0810825961
- ISBN-13: 9780810825963
Book Description
Varsity Letters is a functional study of modern colleges and universities intended for readers who seek to understand the nature of higher education. Varsity Letters should be used by those individuals, including librarians, archivists, auditors, lawyers, registrars, and information specialists, who share the responsibility to create, maintain, and provide long-term access to the evidence institutions need to manage themselves effectively. The volume describes the seven primary functions of colleges and universities, explores the problems associated with each function, and proposes a method to ensure an adequate documentation. For those responsible for the documentation of other modern institutions, the analytical and planning method proposed in Varsity Letters can be adapted to apply in a variety of other settings.
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About the Author
Helen W. Samuels has been Institute Archivist and Head of Special Collections in the MIT Libraries since 1977 and has previously worked as both an archivist and a librarian. Her publications focus on the documentation of science and technology and the methods, such as documentation strategies, that can be used to improve the record of modern society. She is a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists.
