Managing the Present: Metadata as Archival Description

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  • David A. Wallace

Author Biography

David A. Wallace

David A. Wallace holds a BA in anthropology from the State University of New York in Binghamton and earned an MLS from the State University of New York at Albany in 1988. Prior to obtaining his MLS he worked for several years as an archaeologist. Between 1988 and 1992 he was employed at the National Security Archive in Washington, DC, where he served as Records/Database/Systems Manager. While at the NSA he also acted as Technical Editor to their Making of U.S. Policy declassified documents series. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh, concentrating on the archival implications of national security information policy.

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1995-02-08

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Wallace, David A. 1995. “Managing the Present: Metadata As Archival Description”. Archivaria 39 (February). https://archivaria.dev.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/archivaria/article/view/12064.

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Archivaria 39 (Spring 1995)

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