What are Archives? Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives: A Reader

'This collection of essays breaks new ground in archival studies in the UK where professional archival texts have traditionally concentrated on the how, not the why, of archival work. Studies of the theoretical role of, for example, the archive and the text or the archive and political power, have meanwhile been undertaken in other academic disciplines where there is an established forum for the discussion of related issues. This book invites the archivist to join that arena of debate, whilst appealing to all those interested in archives from other disciplines; the authors encourage archivists to step away from the practicalities of keeping archives to consider what it is they actually do in the cultural context of the early 21st century.

The wider context of technological innovation and the internet form the backdrop to this collection. The book explores change and continuity in the archival paradigm, the textual nature of archives and asks if views of manuscripts and personal papers are changing; it looks at specific developments in community archives, at concepts of identity and culture in archives and it presents the fruits of innovative studies of users of archives. Taken together, these essays, written by leading experts in the field, provide a new understanding of the role of the archive today.'

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Access level

Onsite

publisher

Ashgate Publishing (Aldershot, United Kingdom)

editor

Louise CRAVEN

Location code

REF.CRL

Language

English

Keywords

archive

Publication/Creation date

2008

No of pages

196

ISBN / ISSN

9780754673101

No of copies

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

Continuity and Change in the Archival Paradigm

From the Archivist's Cardigan to the Very Dead Sheep: What are Archives? What are Archivists? What do They Do? - Louise CRAVEN

The Textuality of the Archive - Andrew PRESCOTT

Personal Papers: Perceptions and Practices - Caroline WILLIAMS

The Impact of Technology

Opening Pandora's Box: What is an Archive in the Digital Environment? - Michael MOSS

The Online Archivist: A Positive Approach to the Digital Information Age - Jane STEVENSON

The Impact of Community Archives

Other Ways of Thinking, Other Ways of Being, Documenting the Margins and the Transitory: What to Preserve, How to Collect - Andrew FLINN

Archives of Exile: Exile of Archives - Andrew PRESCOTT

Archival Use and Users

Users, Use and Context: Supporting Interaction Between Users and Digital Archives - Andrea JOHNSON

Permitted Use and Users: The Fallout Shelter's Sealed Environment - Gerard P. COLLIS

What are Archives? Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives: A Reader

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