Diplomatics - (Society of American Archivists S) by Luciana Duranti (Hardcover)

About the Book

Published in association with Society of American Archivists and Association of Canadian Archivists.

Book Synopsis

Renowned authority Luciana Duranti, examines the organizational and evaluative effectiveness of diplomatic concepts in the context of modern records and archival systems, and looks at the relationship between originality and authenticity in records.

Review Quotes

Duranti's diplomatics-based approach to the analysis of records is an important strand of research, especially in the context of electronic records...this book provides an excellent, theoretical, starting point.

Investigates the origin, development, and application of diplomatic concepts and examines their effectiveness as concepts to organize and evaluate modern records and archival systems.

This book, in bringing the fullness of diplomatic ideas to our attention and in English, is a valuable service to many groups because diplomatics transcends disciplinary boundaries....deserves to be the cornerstone in the archivist's library, and should have an important place in the working libraries of historians and knowledge engineers.

About the Author

Luciana Duranti is Associate Dean of Research and Budget of the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia and a professor in the library school. She is President of the Society of American Archivists.