archivist
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3|An archivist surveying an unprocessed collection of materials. Surveying is commonly done to determine priorities for preservation and/or conservation of materials before an archivist begins arrangement and description. An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records that are maintained by an archivist can consist of a variety of forms, including but not limited to letters, diaries, logs, other personal documents, govern
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- Archivists
- male form of label
- архівістка
- ISCO-88 occupation class
- 2431
- female form of label
- archiwistka
- ISCO-08 occupation class
- 2621
- P13411
- croque-madame
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22 sectionsContents
- Description
- Duties and work environment
- Skills
- Educational preparation
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Colombia
- France
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Professional organizations and continuing education
- History of the profession
- On the Internet
- Archives 2.0
- Internet libraries
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.3|An archivist surveying an unprocessed collection of materials. Surveying is commonly done to determine priorities for preservation and/or conservation of materials before an archivist begins arrangement and description. An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records that are maintained by an archivist can consist of a variety of forms, including but not limited to letters, diaries, logs, other personal documents, government documents, sound or picture recordings, digital files, or other physical objects.
==Description== upright|thumb|An archivist retrieving files from mobile shelving As Richard Pearce-Moses wrote: