Facet Publishing have announced the release of the second edition of Laura A Millar’s Archives: Principles and practices

Originally published in 2010, the second edition of the Waldo Gifford Leland Award-winning textbook, Archives: Principles and practices, has been extensively revised to address the impact of digital technologies on records and archives.

Written in clear language with lively examples, the book introduces core archival concepts, explains best-practice approaches and discusses the central activities that archivists need to understand to ensure the documentary materials in their charge are cared for as effectively as possible.

Author Laura A Millar said, “Archivists search, sometimes in vain, for a balance between abstract theory and traditional practice, both of which can become increasingly arcane or impractical over time. My book seeks to strike a balance between principles and practices. It is as much a ‘why-to’ book as a ‘how-to’ book”.

Part of the Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives series, this book will be essential reading for archival practitioners, archival studies students and professors, librarians, museum curators, local authorities, small governments, public libraries, community museums, corporations, associations and other agencies with archival responsibility.

Laura A Millar is an independent consultant in the fields of records, archives and information management, publishing and education. She has taught records, archives and information management courses in universities and colleges in Canada and internationally and is the author of dozens of books and articles on a range of topics. In 2010, the first edition of Archives: Principles and practices was awarded the prestigious Waldo Gifford Leland Award from the Society of American Archivists in recognition of its ‘superior excellence and usefulness in the fields of archival history, theory, or practice.’

The Midwest Archives Conference Newsletter seeks writers for “Archival Resources on the Web.” This column highlights digital projects, collections, and other information about archival materials available online. The articles typically feature about five resources and are no longer than 1,500 words. Images are encouraged.

Recent topics that have been featured in “Archival Resources” include: travel and tourism, LGBTQ, fashion, World War I, vaudeville, dime novels, Civil Rights movement, and Civil War letters

A few suggested topics include (but are NOT limited to!): science fiction (or other genre fiction), food studies/culinary history, historic advertisements, history of activism or a particular social movement in the US, early film, Native American history, and professional development resources for archivists.

Please send a short summary of your proposed topic or queries to Jolie Braun at braun.338@osu.edu.

The deadline for the fall issue is August 1, 2017.