Better Off Forgetting?: Essays on Archives, Public Policy and Collective Memory

by Mona Holmlund, Cheryl Avery, Athena Dixon

Throughout Canada, provincial, federal, and municipal archives exist to house the records we produce. Some conceive of these institutions as old and staid, suggesting that archives are somehow trapped in the past. But archives are more than resources for professional scholars and interested individuals. With an increasing emphasis on transparency in government and public institutions, archives have become essential tools for accountability.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442610808
• ISBN13: 9781442610804
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"