Processing to Protect Privacy and Promote Access: A Study of Archival Processing in Medical Archives, Health Sciences Collections, and History of Medicine Collections
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Dowrey, Alexandra
- Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
- Abstract
- This research reports on the findings of a study of archival processing in medical center archives, health sciences collections, and history of medicine collections. This exploratory study examined how archivists in these settings process collections and, in so doing, how they balance the potentially conflicting needs of protecting privacy and providing timely access. Four practicing archivists were interviewed, the interviews were transcribed, and data were coded inductively. Participants addressed how they identified sensitive information scattered throughout collections, the impact this sensitive information had on processing decisions, how they communicated access restrictions, and ways in which they managed access. The findings suggest that sensitive information is best protected when it becomes a shared commitment and a shared responsibility between all groups involved.
- Date of publication
- July 2017
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- Advisor
- Anthony, Denise
- Degree
- Master of Science in Library Science
- Academic concentration
- Library and Information Science
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 2017
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- 18217cd3-db60-4fe3-b6f8-45742602b475
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