An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The records that are maintained by an archivist can consist of a variety of forms, including but not limited to letters, diaries, logs, other personal documents, government documents, sound or picture recordings, digital files, or other physical objects.
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Archivist Survey.jpg
Used with the permission of the archivist pictured, Cyndi Shein. An Archivist surveying an unprocess...
Archivist at Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot.jpg
Archivist retrieves files from mobile storage rack at Kibbutz Lochamei Hagetaot
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