When it conies to the archival profession and its mission, what are you most anxious about? Maybe you do not have any anxieties. After all, we can see many examples of the value of what we do and the expertise we hold. But maybe, when you step back and reflect more broadly you too, like Richard Cox, have some pretty significant worries about the profession and where it is heading. Cox's book Archival Anxiety and the Vocational Calling is a collection of essays, conference papers and blogs compiled to distil his key anxieties, based on his lengthy career in the archival profession in America, penned with a hope to help strengthen the profession for the future. Rather than the usual technology issues you may expect, Cox highlights four key issues - archival calling; government secrecy; practical ethical perspectives; and teaching the next generation - to frame his primary concerns.
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