Preserve, Promote, Persevere: The Archivists’ Guide to Internal Advocacy

The Essentials of Advocating for Your Archives

Archives expert Margot Note provides guidance on navigating ‘inreach’ and developing the skills needed to become indispensable to influential archives users and decision-makers alike.

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Preserve, Promote, Persevere: The Archivists’ Guide to Internal Advocacy

The Essentials of Advocating for Your Archives

Archives expert Margot Note provides guidance on navigating ‘inreach’ and developing the skills needed to become indispensable to influential archives users and decision-makers alike.

Get the free eBook

PDF file size: 10MB approx.

Your essential guide to “inreach”; how to become indispensable to influential archives users.

Preserve, Promote, Persevere: The Archivists’ Guide to Internal Advocacy from archives expert, consultant, and author Margot Note offers a call to action for enhancing archival programs and ensuring a secure place in the archives’ institutional community through stewardship, accessibility, and public relations. By combining traditional archival administration with innovative uses of digital tools, archivists can advocate for their collections, enriching their value and building institutional allies. Readers will learn how to cultivate skills to become better promoters of themselves, their repositories, and their profession.

Inside the book

Margot Note offers practical guidance on:

Advocacy

Organizational Culture

Relationships

Customer Service

Marketing

Branding and Public Relations

Collaborations

Technology

Leadership

Value

About the Author

Margot Note has 25 years of experience in the national and international sectors as an author, a consultant, a Certified Archivist, a Certified Records Manager, and an Information Governance Professional. She received her Master of Arts in Women’s History from Sarah Lawrence College, and holds a Master’s in Library and Information Science and Post-Master’s in Archives & Records Management, both from Drexel University. Margot is also a popular guest author for Lucidea’s Think Clearly Blog, and regularly presents Lucidea-sponsored webinars on topics highly relevant to archivists. Her previous books for Lucidea Press include: The Digital Decisive Moment: Transformative Digitization Practices, Demystifying Archival Projects: Five Essentials for Success, The Archivists’ Advantage: Choosing the Right CMS, and Digital Preservation Without Tears.

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