Encyclopedia of Archival Writers, 1515 - 2015

Encyclopedia of Archival Writers, 1515-2015 was developed under the editorship of Dr. Luciana Duranti, professor in the iSchool (Library, Archival and Information Studies) at the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Patricia C. Franks, professor and program coordinator for the Master of Archives and Records Administration program in the School of Information at San José State University. Luciana Duranti is a Professor of archival theory, diplomatics, and the preservation of digital records in the master's and doctoral archival studies programs of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada, and the Director of the UBC Centre for the International Study of Contemporary Records and Archives (CISCRA), as well as the InterPARES Research Project (1998-2019). Patricia C. Franks is a certified archivist, certified records manager, and information governance professional. She is a professor and coordinator of the Master of Archives and Records Administration degree program in the School of Information at San Jose State University. She is co-editor, with Luciana Duranti, of the Encyclopedia of Archival Science (2015), co-editor, with Anthony Bernier, of the International Director of National Archives (2018) and author of Records and Information Management, (2013, 2018).

This book breaks new grounds in the scholarship of archival science, providing information of nearly 200 authors. This is the first book that describes in one publication the intellectual contributions of all major archival authors in bibliographic context.