RAMP Studies and Related UNESCO Publications: An International Source for Archival Administration

UNESCO's Paris-based Records and Archives Management Program (RAMP), has sponsored and published many studies of archival institutions, functions, and education that provide a valuable picture of archival practice worldwide. The author reviews selected RAMP publications that have general value for North American archivists in the areas of archival education, appraisal, arrangement and description, reference and access, preservation, government archives, the relevance of other disciplines for archival work, and international archival protocol and standards.