Appendix E
Key
Reports Sponsored by SAA
1.
Understanding Progress as Process
Documentation
of the History of Post-War Science and Technology in the United States
This
is the final report of the Joint Committee on Archives of Science and Technology
(JCAST).
It
explores issues concerning scientific and technological records.
Published
by SAA (1983) 64 pp., paper
2.
The Image of Archivists: Resource Allocators' Perceptions
Sidney
J. Levy and Albert G. Robles
How
do resource allocators perceive and characterize archivists? This qualitative
study answers that question by drawing upon interviews with 44 resource
allocators from government, universities, colleges, historical societies,
museums, private business, industry, and social organizations. Published
by SAA (1984) 62 pp., paper
3.
Planning for the Archival Profession
A
Report of the SAA Task Force on Goals and Priorities
This
report is intended to challenge and assist members of the archival profession
in charting their own future course. It is a flexible instrument, designed
to respond to the changing needs of the profession as it strives to preserve
our documentary heritage.
Published
by SAA (1986) 46 pp., paper
4.
The National Information Systems Task Force (NISTF) Papers, 1981-1984
David
Bearman
This
collection has great relevance to archivists today, containing numerous unexplored
political and technical opportunities for the profession. Includes an introductory
essay, two working papers, and two talks on NISTF's work. Published by SAA
(1987) 119 pp., paper
5.
An Action Agenda for the Archival Profession: Institutionalizing the Planning
Process
A
Report of the SAA Committee on Goals and Priorities
This
report lists the recommendations of planning groups in five areas: appraisal
and documentation strategies; automated records and techniques; institutional
evaluation and standards; management training; and the education potential
of archives.
Published
by SAA (1988) 74 pp., paper
6.
CGAP Five-Year Assessment Project
Compiled
by Victoria Irons Walch
This
is a two-part report on archival activity in the United States since the SAA
Task Force on Goals and Priorities issued Planning for the Archival Profession
in 1986 (listed in next column). Part I is a 21-page narrative summary identifying
what activities the archival profession had planned, undertaken, and/or completed,
and assessing how well these activities met the goals and objectives suggested
in the GAP report. Part II contains 225 pages of comprehensive data sorts
and tabulations. Published by SAA (1990) 250 pp., paper
7.
Report of the Working Group on Standards for Archival Description
The
Fall 1989 American Archivist (52:4) focuses on archival descriptive standards.
This issue contains a report, seventeen recommendations, and three background
papers prepared for the first meeting of the Working Group on Standards for
Archival Description. .The report provides a context for thinking about what
the essence of archival description is and where and how standards might be
more usefully applied. The recommendations offer a viable, albeit challenging,
agenda for an issue of substantial importance to archivists during the coming
decade.
Additional
working papers, prepared for the second meeting of the Working Group, have been
published in the Winter 1990 American Archivist (53:1).
Other Reports
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