The Archivist with a Chip on his Shoulder

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Are there dishonest mistakes?

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Media Innovation Chip on Your Shoulder. I swear I never meant for this I never meant Don't look at me that way It was an honest mistake Don't look at me that way It was an honest mistake An honest mistake Sometimes I forget I'm still awake I fuck up and say these things out loud My old friend Don't look at me that way It was an honest mistake Don't look at me that way It was an honest mistake An honest mistake Don't look at me that way It was an honest mistake Don't look at me that way It was an honest mistake An honest mistake.

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First of all you may or may not find it interesting that the phrase was used in the [ The New York Times ] times between and first time: June 22, , in a transcript of arguments before the Supreme Court and times since Its popularity doesn't surprise me, because the idea it represents comes up quite a bit.

That is, people who have committed an act that has turned out to have bad consequences often find themselves wanting to claim that they acted innocently -- that they had good or at worst neutral intentions, and they were unaware of the way they would be perceived or the repercussions the act would have. As you note, this doesn't have much or anything to do with honesty. So why do people say "honest mistake" instead of "well-intentioned mistake" or "innocent mistake" or something more accurate?

I would hazard the guess that it's because "honest mistake" sounds more forceful than any alternative, first because it has a stronger rhythm, and second because honesty is a very powerful value in our society. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves.

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These examples are efforts by archives to demonstrate their value to business in the language of business. Indeed, corporate archivists have criticized the ability of archivists to effectively communicate the value of archives in terms that would be more meaningful to those who fund archival programs. In many respects the traditional perspective of the archival profession is a non-starter for programs in the corporate setting. In any case, a presentation about the strategic past doesn't happen without an incredibly entrepreneurial and savvy archivist who is used to taking some risks.

Maybe most public archivists are simply uncomfortable with the mission of corporate archives. In his analysis of why religious archives seem to march to a different drummer than the rest of the profession, Jim O'Toole comments on the tension in America between religion and state, and how that tension plays out in the archival profession. Are there moments when archival professionalism is at cross purposes with a capitalist business? And how does the rest of the profession regard this tension? In his analysis of professionalism, Richard Cox points to institutionalized altruism.

Not in your lifetime. Perhaps the most prominent issue that separates corporate archives from the rest of the profession is the perception that the corporate archivist does not work for the greater good of society. This was most recently articulated with debate over the fetching Sun Mad Raisin cover of the American Archivist. A number of corporate archivists myself included wrote a letter objecting to the overtly anti-business tone on the cover.

Yes, the poster was in context of one of an articles, but the cover itself was in the context of wherever the American Archivist sat. Those who worked in a business setting almost felt compelled to hide the American Archivist within the covers of Milling and Baking News. Never before had the publication used such a negative depiction of any sector on its cover.

And to what end? The corporate archivists felt that they had enough trouble advocating archives within a capitalist organization without the American Archivist looking like Mother Jon es.

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This was a case of basic salesmanship, not censorship. Others felt that the cover was proper in the context of the content, and corporate archivists were, at best, thin skinned, or at worst, tampering with the editorial freedom of the journal. Richard Cox ramped up the discussion in a surprising direction when he directly questioned the professional ethics of all archival professionals working within corporations. No doubt Cox would also diagnose appendicitis as just another bellyache.

When the cover came out, most corporate archivists looked at it and wondered if there was a Sun Maid Raisin archivist in the SAA and whether we had just lost a member. Their second thought was how long would it be until the journal chose to run a graphic critical of any of their employers. The perceived greater good provided by archives is not limited to public accessibility, but includes public protection.

First, there is the obvious question that Cox wants to raise, namely, the loyalty of the archivist to the firm versus the public. Second, there is simply the issue of knowledge and ability to identify illegal activities. There are few archivists who are also accountants and lawyers. How then are corporate archivists to insert themselves as whistle blowers, and is this role critical to being a professional archivist? Could an archivist have saved the world from the harm of an Enron?

If public protection is the quality that makes a corporate archivist unethical, then even academic archivists might do well to shift uncomfortably in their seats.


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Is the Business Archives Section really the Whiner's Rountable , or do they have a credible beef with the profession? While corporate archivists are nowhere near as large a group as state and local government archivists, their grievances are similar to those described by Dearstyne. They have enough reasons to be disengaged. The critical issue is one of professional intent.

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This would be a shame. Rather than shills and spokespeople, corporate archivists are on the front line documenting the record of the nation. There are business collections available in public repositories, but nothing compares to the documentary view from the inside. And those documentary views are increasingly rare and precious.