Should Users Have a Role in Determining the Future Archive? The Approach Adopted by the Public Record Office, the UK National Archive, to the Selection of Records for Permanent Preservation

Should Users Have a Role in Determining the Future Archive? The Approach Adopted by the Public Record Office, the UK National Archive, to the Selection of Records for Permanent Preservation

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The Public Record Office (PRO) is the UK national archive, preserving the records of the government of the UK. This paper will describe the PRO’s approach to determining which government records merit permanent preservation, paying particular attention to the role that users play in this process. Th...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Honer, Susan Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2001-07-01
Series:Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
Online Access:https://test.openjournals.nl/liberquarterly/article/view/10250
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spelling doaj-38cba32e95d44083b42386eff71cc1ad2021-09-30T14:26:35Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2001-07-01114Should Users Have a Role in Determining the Future Archive? The Approach Adopted by the Public Record Office, the UK National Archive, to the Selection of Records for Permanent PreservationElizabeth HonerSusan GrahamThe Public Record Office (PRO) is the UK national archive, preserving the records of the government of the UK. This paper will describe the PRO’s approach to determining which government records merit permanent preservation, paying particular attention to the role that users play in this process. The paper is in two parts: the first section deals with the theoretical underpinnings to the approach while the second describes its actual implementation.https://test.openjournals.nl/liberquarterly/article/view/10250
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title Should Users Have a Role in Determining the Future Archive? The Approach Adopted by the Public Record Office, the UK National Archive, to the Selection of Records for Permanent Preservation
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description The Public Record Office (PRO) is the UK national archive, preserving the records of the government of the UK. This paper will describe the PRO’s approach to determining which government records merit permanent preservation, paying particular attention to the role that users play in this process. The paper is in two parts: the first section deals with the theoretical underpinnings to the approach while the second describes its actual implementation.
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