global archival institute

This book explores strategies to integrate commercial and community processes into the business model of archives within the political and economic context of the Big Society programming in the United Kingdom. The present study draws on literature from the libraries and museums sector, as well as strategic plans from within the archival sector to synthesize effective strategies for adapting cultural resources to commoditized systems while maintaining the integrity of collections and core. This methodology includes figures on volunteering in UK heritage organizations as a means of establishing a profile for volunteers in archives and better assessing the equity of access to opportunity at the lower levels of the career structure. Issues directly pertinent to this study include volunteerism, localism, the value of postgraduate training, displacement, talent acquisition and development, and the long-term diversification of the professional profile.