All archivists are librarians, but not all librarians are archivists—and that is where the problem lies. Issues within an archive are often more complicated than outsiders realize, even if they are in the library sphere. When action is required, some archivists have limited authority to make critical decisions autonomously. Archivists must know how to communicate with library management to ensure that the archives remains a repository of accessible collections, and not a campus-wide storage closet.
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