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Activity Number:
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101
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Committee on ASA Archives and Historical Materials
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| Abstract - #309030 |
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Title:
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Harnessing the Power of the ASA Archives: Preserving and Accessing the ASA's Institutional Documentary Heritage
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Author(s):
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Frank J. Potter*+ and Melissa Gottwald*+ and John P. Deley*+ and Ken Williams*+
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Companies:
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Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. and Iowa State University and Energy Information Administration and Utah State Archives and Records Service
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Address:
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PO Box 2393, Princeton, NJ, 08543, Special Collections, Ames, IA, 50010-2140, 1000 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC, 20585, 346 S. Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101,
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Keywords:
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archives ; context ; documentary heritage ; history ; Iowa State University ; statistical theory and methods
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Abstract:
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The preservation of ASA's documentary heritage constitutes a significant investment in the Association's future. The Committee on ASA Archives and Historical Materials works closely with the Iowa State University Archives, Parks Library, to preserve, store and provide researcher access to the institutional holdings of ASA. This session will provide a virtual tour of ASA's collections and the treasures it contains. Three speakers will focus on: reasons for our archives, evolutions in statistical theory and methods, changing avenues of statistical historical expression, access strategies and policies, and methodologies for better understanding the context these vital historical assets provide contemporary decision makers and future students of our profession. If the "Past is Prologue" then ASA's Archival records hold the key to ASA's dynamic future.
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- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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