Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Keywords
Archival profession, SAA initiatives
Abstract
One of my favorite Mark Twain quotes is: “Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” The same might be said for the challenges that the archival profession faces. We are buffeted by the storms of limited resources, inadequate staffing, public misunderstanding, and administrative neglect. Our contributions to society and to our own institutions are often unrecognized or unappreciated, and yet we are expected to perform miracles for researchers and administrators in locating information and records at a moment’s notice.
Publication Title
Archival Outlook
Volume
Jul/Aug 2005
First Page
4
Required Publisher's Statement
Published by the Society of American Archivists
Recommended Citation
Jimerson, Randall C. Western Washington University, "Strategies for Survival" (2005). History Faculty and Staff Publications. 73.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/history_facpubs/73
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Archives--Administration; Archives--History
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Comments
Society of American Archivists “President’s Message” column
Archival Outlook (ISSN 1520-3379) is published six times a year and distributed as a membership benefit by the Society of American Archivists. Contents of the newsletter may be reproduced in whole or in part provided that credit is given.