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Drivas, Ioannis; Chrysanthopoulos, Christos; Kouis, Dimitrios; Giannakopoulos, Georgios University archives: the research road travelled and the one ahead Journal Article In: Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2021, ISSN: 2514-9342. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: archival practices, archives management, institutional archives, university archives, university records @article{Drivas2021c,Purpose University Archives (UA) are the bridge between the past and the present and serve as a beacon for highlighting the contribution of academic institutions to society. Although the UA topic was introduced and formalized in the 1950s, the scientific research interest has increased significantly in the past two decades. This paper aims to provide insights into the UA research topic during the previous 15 years. Design/methodology/approach The combination of two well-established methods for performing literature review was deployed, aiming to identify, select and assess the research documents. Based on the selection criteria, 49 documents presenting research efforts around the UA topic were finally examined from the Scopus citation index. The selected studies have been classified into three main topics: strategic management of UA and the derived challenges, the educational contribution of UA and the strategic information systems for UA. Findings Some of the main findings are the lack of well-defined administrative policies, the low level of awareness and archival consciousness within the universities, the inadequacy of university archivists’ educational and training background, the need to use UA for building relationships with alumni and society, and finally, the need for metadata standardization by the UA management systems. Originality/value As a literature review around UA has not been conducted before, the reader will gain insights into the methods and research designs that other scholars had already applied to designate useful findings and results. |
Natsikou, Aggeliki; Konstantinta, Tsantiri; Zervos, Spyros Survey Methodology for a Collection of Technical Drawings Journal Article In: Restaurator. International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, vol. 42, no. 3, 2021. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: archives management, Conservation, cost estimation, documentation @article{Natsikou2021,The YAMP (Projects and Specifications Archive Department) historical collection is part of the collections of technical drawings owned by the Historical Archive of Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP S.A.). The survey of the collection, which is presented here, was commissioned by the Company to the Department of Archival, Library & Information Studies, University of West Attica, Greece. The objectives of the survey were the documentation of the condition of the collection, the determination of the technical specifications, and the cost estimation for its conservation. Several aspects of the survey methodology are presented, mainly the documentation step, which was planned to collect all the essential data, and the process of the cost estimation. Automation and parameterization of the calculations necessary for the documentation and the cost estimation are discussed in detail. The results of the survey and the recommended best practices for the optimization of the management of the collection are briefly outlined. |
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2021 |
University archives: the research road travelled and the one ahead Journal Article In: Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2021, ISSN: 2514-9342. |
Survey Methodology for a Collection of Technical Drawings Journal Article In: Restaurator. International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material, vol. 42, no. 3, 2021. |