Developing an acquisition strategy for the records of environmental non-government organizations

• Main Author: Pitblado, Lisbeth J.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1656

The acquisition of records from environmental non-governmental organizations will be of increasing interest to archivists over the next few years. The impact of these organizations on our society is only beginning to be felt. Their records will form an important facet of our documentary heritage. This thesis studies the approaches which might be taken for the strategic acquisition of these records by archival repositories and programs. Environmental non-government organizations are examined in light of the development of the movement, the general structure of the organizations, and in greater detail through a survey of organizations in British Columbia. The results of this survey indicate the possibilities for successful acquisition of these records through cooperative interinstitutional strategies, acquisition strategies, and documentation strategies. === Arts, Faculty of === Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of === Graduate