Manuals and textbooks of archives administration and records management: a RAMP study: 1. The goal of the study

Manuals and textbooks of archives administration and records management: a RAMP study

		Preface
		Foreword
		1. The goal of the study
		2. Target groups of archival training
		3. Different types of manuals and textbooks
		4. Criteria for textbooks and manuals, their usability and contents
		5. History of the classic manuals and reference books of the development of archival theory and principles.
		6. Manuals and textbooks available for archival training
		7 The archives reader as a supplement to manuals and textbooks
		8. Contents of the manuals and textbooks
		Reports and other contributions used in this study - Annotated bibliography

1. The goal of the study

The goal of this study is to survey and analyze manuals and textbooks that can be used for training in archives administration and records management. In some countries there is an obvious need for comprehensive textbooks suitable for archival training, and this study will therefore be of interest to teachers of archival administration in preparing their own bibliographies. The bibliography in this study will be especially useful in developing countries.

One drawback of this kind of review is that it becomes outdated very quickly because of rapid developments in the archival field and new literature constantly being published. Thus, the bibliography will need continuous updating. The participants at the Symposium in The Hague expressed their interest in a new and updated version of the 1978 "Basic International Bibliography of Archives Administration".