The Society of American Archivists

About the Cover: "An image may be worth 1,000 words, but the words archivists choose to describe an image may have a great effect on research. This image, titled "James Groppi in back of police wagon, 1966" shows a Milwaukee priest who was active in the Civil Rights Movement. The image was one of 30 records Edward Benoit selected for a study comparing tags created by expert and novice domain users within a simulated minimally processed digital archives. To learn the results, see the article in this issue.

Essays/short nonfiction on the subject of archiving and methods

The American Archivist is the leading publication in the archives field. Established in 1938, the journal is published semi-annually by the Society of American Archivists and it includes more than 260 issues. The journal covers theoretical and practical developments in the archival profession, specifically about cultural, social, legal, and technological developments that affect the nature of recorded information and the need to create and maintain it. (Abstract taken from: http://www2.archivists.org/american-archivist).