Varsity Letters: Documenting Modern Colleges and Universities

By Helen Willa Samuels

Book Overview

A study of the functions of colleges and universities, Varsity Letters is intended to aid those responsible for the documentation of these institutions. The seven functions examined are: to confer credentials, convey knowledge, foster socialization, conduct research, sustain the institution, provide public service, and promote culture. The functional approach provides the means to achieve a comprehensive understanding of an institution and its documentation: a knowledge of what is to be documented and the problems of gathering the desired documentation. Samuels offers specific advice about the records of modern colleges and universities and proposes a method to ensure their adequate documentation. She also offers a method to analyze and plan the preservation of records for any type of institution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810834987
• ISBN13: 9780810834989
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"