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Archives and Archivists in the Twenty-First Century: What Will We Become?

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Abstract

Archivists have become more prone in the past decade to speculate on their future. This essay argues that such speculation should be grounded in the current trends of changes of organizations and the society these organizations reside in and reflect. The author uses two well-known management tomes, stressing reengineering and reinventing, as a foundation for tracking these changes and arguing what archivists should be focused on as they cope in rapidly transforming organizations and society. The author concludes that many of these changes should bring a greater opportunity for archives and archivists to meet the archival mission.

How to Cite:

Cox, R. J., (1995) “Archives and Archivists in the Twenty-First Century: What Will We Become?”, Archival Issues 20(2), 97–113. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10648