Collection stewardship constrained by resources: The management of religious archives in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal region

Verbum et Ecclesia

 
 
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Title Collection stewardship constrained by resources: The management of religious archives in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal region
 
Creator Garaba, Francis
 
Subject Cultural Studies, history Religious archives; Pietermaritzburg Theological Cluster; archives management; Religious Archives Group
Description A survey using questionnaires, observation and interviews was conducted in 2011 to ascertain the collection stewardship strategies of archival repositories with religious archives in Pietermaritzburg. The study concluded that there was a need to establish a religious archives group in order for the voice of ecclesiastical archives to resonate across South Africa. Through this group, it is hoped that there will be greater coordination and networking amongst the archival repositories. The help of associations such as the South African Society of Archivists, the Oral History Association of South Africa and the South African Preservation Group could greatly assist in fostering best practices in archival management. To champion this worthwhile cause, it would be ideal to come up with an Open Day on religious archives to serve as an advocacy platform. These recommendations are made against a backdrop of the poor state of religious archives in Pietermaritzburg, resulting from acute underfunding and which threatens the survival of this record in the long term.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2013-09-16
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — questionnaire, observation and interview schedules
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Identifier 10.4102/ve.v34i1.788
 
Source Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 34, No 1 (2013); 11 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Pietermaritzburg Theological Cluster, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South African Christian heritage Pietermaritzburg Theological Cluster repositories
Rights Copyright (c) 2013 Francis Garaba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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