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Richard J. Cox

Chair, Library & Information Science Program & Professor

614 IS Building
412-624-3245

rcox@sis.pitt.edu
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Institution of highest degree:
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

Research Interests:

Archives and records management; history of archives, libraries and the information professions.

Recent Publications:

Cox, Richard. 2006. Understanding Archives & Manuscripts. Chicago: Society of American Archivists.

Cox, Richard. 2005. Archives and Archivists in the Information Age. New York: Neal-Schuman.

Cox, Richard. October 2005. A Minor Nuisance Spread Across the Organization: Factors Leading to the Establishment and Support of Records and Information Management Programs. Pittsburgh: ARMA International Educational Foundation.

Cox, Richard. 2004. Lester J. Cappon and the Relationship of History, Archives, and Scholarship in the Golden Age of Archival Theory. Chicago: Society of American Archivists.

Cox, Richard. 2004. No Innocent Deposits: Rethinking Archival Appraisal. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.

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