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Government archivists’ perceptions about their responsibilities to citizens and to government : "simply a matter of serving those around us"?McClure, Susan Margaret 11 1900 (has links)
Government archivists serve more than one interest. They are responsible to
citizens, as the source of democratic power, and they are responsible to government,
as their employer, and as the creator of the records through which government is held
accountable to citizens. This thesis explores the role that archives and archivists can
play in support of democratic accountability, and traces the historical development of
archivists' perceptions of that role. Examples of conflict between serving citizens and
serving the state are explored to demonstrate the potential for conflict in the work of
government archivists.
How government archivists perceive their responsibilities determines the role that
archivists and thus archives play in democratic society. It also determines how
archivists deal with the conflicts that can arise because of the dual nature of their
responsibilities. Seven government archivists were interviewed about their perceptions
of their responsibilities and role as public servants in a democratic state, and about their
experiences with incidents when their responsibilities were in conflict. The interviews
also explored the following factors that determine how government archivists fulfil their
role: the expectations and restrictions put on public servants; the level of professional
autonomy granted to government archivists as public servants; the predominance of
economic determinism within government administrations; the attitude of the archival
profession toward activism and advocacy; and the need for a watchdog over
government record-keeping.
The findings of the interviews led to the conclusion that archivists need to
articulate a strong, common language of purpose that emphasizes the importance of
preserving and providing access to archives as the evidence of the actions of
government administration. This strength, when accompanied by a clear understanding
of the political nature of archival work, will help government archivists deal with the
constraints and conflicts of their position within government and within society.
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Government archivists’ perceptions about their responsibilities to citizens and to government : "simply a matter of serving those around us"?McClure, Susan Margaret 11 1900 (has links)
Government archivists serve more than one interest. They are responsible to
citizens, as the source of democratic power, and they are responsible to government,
as their employer, and as the creator of the records through which government is held
accountable to citizens. This thesis explores the role that archives and archivists can
play in support of democratic accountability, and traces the historical development of
archivists' perceptions of that role. Examples of conflict between serving citizens and
serving the state are explored to demonstrate the potential for conflict in the work of
government archivists.
How government archivists perceive their responsibilities determines the role that
archivists and thus archives play in democratic society. It also determines how
archivists deal with the conflicts that can arise because of the dual nature of their
responsibilities. Seven government archivists were interviewed about their perceptions
of their responsibilities and role as public servants in a democratic state, and about their
experiences with incidents when their responsibilities were in conflict. The interviews
also explored the following factors that determine how government archivists fulfil their
role: the expectations and restrictions put on public servants; the level of professional
autonomy granted to government archivists as public servants; the predominance of
economic determinism within government administrations; the attitude of the archival
profession toward activism and advocacy; and the need for a watchdog over
government record-keeping.
The findings of the interviews led to the conclusion that archivists need to
articulate a strong, common language of purpose that emphasizes the importance of
preserving and providing access to archives as the evidence of the actions of
government administration. This strength, when accompanied by a clear understanding
of the political nature of archival work, will help government archivists deal with the
constraints and conflicts of their position within government and within society. / Arts, Faculty of / Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of / Graduate
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The archival concept of competence: a case study of the federal administration of agriculture in Canada, 1867-1989Stewart, Kelly Anne 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis sets out to explain how spheres of responsibility or
competences are assigned in the administration of government functions in
order to assess the ways in which archivists can come to terms with increasingly
rapid rates of administrative change in the performance of their work. It
examines statutes and government publications to present a picture of the
evolution of the competence of agencies of the government of Canada given
responsibility for carrying out activities in administration of the function of
agriculture.
It is found that knowledge of the assignment of functional responsibility is
essential to a number of archival tasks. It is vital to know all the bodies
participating in carrying out the function when appraising records. A vital part of
identifying the external structure of a fonds lies in determining the competence of
the agencies creating records in it, and this knowledge must be effectively
communicated in archival description. Finally, the concepts of function,
competence, and activity, if clearly understood, can guide the development of
vocabularies to assist users of archives to find loci of administrative action
relevant to searches they are undertaking.
Accumulating information about the functions, competences, and activities
of organizations and keeping it current can serve many purposes in the
administration of records during the entire life cycle. Organizations need this
information to control and provide access to records for administrative purposes
and to facilitate secondary access under freedom of information and privacy
legislation or for historical research purposes. The method of analyzing how
functional activity employed in this study can be used for all government
organizations in Canada.
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The archival concept of competence: a case study of the federal administration of agriculture in Canada, 1867-1989Stewart, Kelly Anne 05 1900 (has links)
This thesis sets out to explain how spheres of responsibility or
competences are assigned in the administration of government functions in
order to assess the ways in which archivists can come to terms with increasingly
rapid rates of administrative change in the performance of their work. It
examines statutes and government publications to present a picture of the
evolution of the competence of agencies of the government of Canada given
responsibility for carrying out activities in administration of the function of
agriculture.
It is found that knowledge of the assignment of functional responsibility is
essential to a number of archival tasks. It is vital to know all the bodies
participating in carrying out the function when appraising records. A vital part of
identifying the external structure of a fonds lies in determining the competence of
the agencies creating records in it, and this knowledge must be effectively
communicated in archival description. Finally, the concepts of function,
competence, and activity, if clearly understood, can guide the development of
vocabularies to assist users of archives to find loci of administrative action
relevant to searches they are undertaking.
Accumulating information about the functions, competences, and activities
of organizations and keeping it current can serve many purposes in the
administration of records during the entire life cycle. Organizations need this
information to control and provide access to records for administrative purposes
and to facilitate secondary access under freedom of information and privacy
legislation or for historical research purposes. The method of analyzing how
functional activity employed in this study can be used for all government
organizations in Canada. / Arts, Faculty of / Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), School of / Graduate
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