From Polders to Postmodernism: A Concise History of Archival Theory (Paperback)

from TZYuhas

John Ridener's "From Polders to Postmodernism: A Concise HIstory of Archival Theory" is for archiving buffs to be sure. It is an important work that stresses the importance of archiving, such as preservation and care of unique records. Knowledge of archival theory, as Ridener states is a vital pa...

from annaflbak

I hoped this book would be a good introduction to archiving for a layperson--but it was not. It looked like it would be interesting for a professional in the field, but don't have the expertise to judge.

from Illiniguy71

This book is too specialized for the general reader and too short to satisfy an archivist-in-training or an archival practitioner. But historians who use archives and library administrators who sometimes have to supervise archives attached to their libraries may find this book to be as much on th...

from dheintz

Ridener's book is definitely a concise history, but it is definitely not in the vain of a 'short introduction.' Much to the contrary, it is a dense exploration of some very critical topics in the fields of library science, history, and of the humanities more generally. This volume would be a good...

from annaflbak

I hoped this book would be a good introduction to archiving for a layperson--but it was not. It looked like it would be interesting for a professional in the field, but don't have the expertise to judge.