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After finishing this book I went on to The New Yorker website to see how many of Janet Malcolm‘s articles I had read in the past and to my surprise there was a brief article in this recent issue about Malcolm and Eissler! Janet Malcolm‘s nonfiction writing about three men involved in the Freud archives - two of whom have massive egos and one wanting to believe in the brilliance of a protege - is so engaging. 🔽
#offtheshelf #bookspin

Yes!! I‘m finally starting to read my December #bookspin!

#11 on my December bookspin.

Well, I‘m flying through my Spooktober pile, mostly because I‘m DNF‘ing a lot. This book fell flat. It was both so convoluted and yet… had nothing happening. It was an attempt to build a metaphor, which didn‘t quite make sense. The writing style was just… off. And the characters? Mostly horrible.

Sometimes being drawn in by the cover doesn‘t work out.

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“The MAS [Master of Archival Studies at the University of British Columbia] program is designed to nurture a distinctive disciplinary and professional identity while fostering alliances with other disciplines, partnerships with other departments and faculties at home and in other universities worldwide, and collaboration with other professions. The prestige it has acquired over the years has proven the validity of such an approach.”

“With competing organizational resources and priorities, raising the visibility of and communicating RIM program development with senior management, decision-makers, and other stakeholders can be challenging. Risk management process components are designed to proactively uncover RIM risks dimensions and promote a risk-aware culture.”

“The application of Lean practices in a real-world records management environment created great opportunities for team building and continuous process improvement in several processes of the operational records program.”

“The UW-Madison Records Management Program will continue to educate employees regarding their responsibility for management of records and best practices.”

A very straightforward and approachable introduction to maintaining an archive. This is a book that I will continue to turn to as a reference.