International Business Archives Handbook

<p><em>The International Business Archives Handbook</em> provides up-to-date information and guidance on key issues relating to the understanding and management of the historical records of businesses.</p><p></p><p>Key features include:<br>• Chapter contributions from a range of experts in their respective fields.<br>• Content covering business archive and business history initiatives around the world.<br>• Practical advice combined with thought-provoking discussion on issues hitherto little addressed.<br>• Useful quick-reference tables, global case study examples and further reading suggestions.</p><p></p><p>The handbook is an invaluable guide for students, archive professionals and business historians alike. It is also an important reference tool for business professionals involved in information management more generally.</p> <p>Editor’s preface</p><p></p><p><strong>Part I: Business archives in context</strong></p><p></p><p>1. An introduction to business archives <em>Katey Logan </em></p><p></p><p>2. The development of international business <em>Roy Edwards and Kevin Tennent</em></p><p></p><p>3. Changes in office technology <em>John Orbell</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Part II: The nature of business records</strong></p><p></p><p>4. Understanding core business records <em>Michael Moss</em></p><p></p><p>5. Understanding industry–specific business records <em>Lesley Richmond</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Part III: Managing business archives</strong></p><p></p><p>6. Organisation and objectives <em>Jeannette Strickland</em></p><p></p><p>7. Acquisition, appraisal, arrangement and description <em>Richard Wiltshire</em></p><p></p><p>8. Preservation <em>Alison Turton</em></p><p></p><p>9. Access <em>Alison Turton</em> </p><p></p><p>10. Digital business archives <em>William Kilbride, James Mortlock and Tina Staples</em></p><p></p><p>11. Managing risk <em>Sara Kinsey</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Part IV: Using business archives</strong></p><p></p><p>12. Advocacy, outreach and the corporate archivist <em>Paul C. Lasewicz</em></p><p></p><p>13. The business history discipline <em>Leslie Hannah</em></p><p></p><p>Index</p>