Origin and Development of the Concept of Archival Description

  • Luciana Duranti

Author Biography

Luciana Duranti
Luciana Duranti is Assistant Professor in the Master of Archival Studies Programme at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia, a position she has held since 1987. Prior to this she was a professor in the Special School of Archivists and Librarians at the University of Rome (1982-87); sewed as State Archivist in the State Archives of Rome (1978-82); and was Project Archivist for the National Research Council of Italy (1974-77). Professor Duranti holds a Doctorate in Arts (1973) and a Master of Archival Studies (1975), both degrees from the University of Rome. In addition to teaching three courses in the MAS programme, she is active in several archival and records management associations, and her writings have been published internationally.
Published
1992-02-04
How to Cite
Duranti, Luciana. 1992. “Origin and Development of the Concept of Archival Description”. Archivaria 35 (February), 47-54. https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/11884.
Issue
Archivaria 35: Proceedings of the ACA Seventeenth Annual Conference, Montreal 12-15 September 1992 (Spring 1993)
Section
Articles

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