Rate My Professor Pat Franks

Dr. Franks' research centers on the convergence of archival studies, records management, and information governance amid the digital expansion, emphasizing emerging technologies including social media, cloud computing, blockchain distributed ledger technology, digital forensics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and paradata in AI processual documentation. She authored Records and Information Management (second edition), endorsed by the Institute of Certified Records Managers for CRA and CRM designations and by the Certified Information Governance Officers Association for CIGO. She co-edited The Encyclopedia of Archival Science and The Encyclopedia of Archival Writers, 1515-2015 with Luciana Duranti, and The Directory of National Archives with Anthony Bernier (2018), involving 46 iSchool students. Dr. Franks edited The Handbook of Archival Practice (2021) with 111 entries by 105 authors from multiple countries. Recent publication: "Positioning Paradata: A Conceptual Frame for AI Processual Documentation in Archives and Recordkeeping Contexts" (2023). She updated the MARA curriculum with information governance and technologies, presented at local to international conferences, served as president of the National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA), and holds board and committee roles in professional associations.