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This cluster of papers explores the interdisciplinary field of archival science, focusing on digital preservation, records management, information culture, and the role of archives in shaping memory and identity. It delves into topics such as community archives, postcolonial archives, and the challenges of preserving electronic records. The papers also discuss the impact of archival activism and the evolving role of archives in contemporary society.

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Archives; Digital Preservation; Records Management; Information Culture; Community Archives; Postcolonial Archive; Electronic Records; Memory Institutions; Metadata Standards; Archival Activism

A glossary of archival and records terminology

2006-01-01

Richard Pearce‐Moses , Mark E. Greene , Rob Spindler +2 more

Digital history: a guide to gathering, preserving, and presenting the past on the Web

2006-03-01

Daniel Cohen

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web provides for the first time a plainspoken … Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web provides for the first time a plainspoken and thorough introduction to the web for historians-teachers and students, archivists and museum curators, professors as well as amateur enthusiasts-who wish to produce online historical work or to build upon and improve the projects they have already started in this important new medium. The book takes the reader step by step through planning a project, understanding the technologies involved and how to choose the appropriate ones, designing a site that is both easy to use and scholarly, digitizing materials in a way that makes them web-friendly while preserving their historical integrity, and reaching and responding to an intended audience effectively. It also explores the repercussions of copyright law and fair use for scholars in a digital age and examines more cutting-edge web techniques involving interactivity, such as sites that use the medium to solicit and collect historical artifacts. Finally, the book provides basic guidance for ensuring that the digital history the reader creates will not disappear in a few years. Throughout, Digital History maintains a realistic sense of the advantages and disadvantages of putting historical documents, interpretations, and discussions online. The authors write in a tone that makes Digital History accessible to those with little knowledge of computers, while including a host of details that more technically savvy readers will find helpful. And although the book focuses particularly on historians, those working in related fields in the humanities and social sciences will also find this to be a useful introduction. Digital History builds upon more than a decade of experience and expertise in creating pioneering and award-winning work by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

Paper knowledge: toward a media history of documents

2014-10-23

Lisa Gitelman

Paper Knowledge is a remarkable book about the mundane: the library card, the promissory note, the movie ticket, the PDF (Portable Document Format). It is a media history of the … Paper Knowledge is a remarkable book about the mundane: the library card, the promissory note, the movie ticket, the PDF (Portable Document Format). It is a media history of the document. Drawing examples from the 1870s, the 1930s, the 1960s, and today, Lisa Gitelman thinks across the media that the document form has come to inhabit over the last 150 years, including letterpress printing, typing and carbon paper, mimeograph, microfilm, offset printing, photocopying, and scanning. Whether examining late nineteenth century commercial, or job printing, or the Xerox machine and the role of reproduction in our understanding of the document, Gitelman reveals a keen eye for vernacular uses of technology. She tells nuanced, anecdote-filled stories of the waning of old technologies and the emergence of new. Along the way, she discusses documentary matters such as the relation between twentieth-century technological innovation and the management of paper, and the interdependence of computer programming and documentation. Paper Knowledge is destined to set a new agenda for media studies.

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Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage

2007-03-16

Fiona Cameron , Sarah Kenderdine

Theoretical and practical perspectives from a range of disciplines on the challenges of using digital media in interpretation and representation of cultural heritage. In Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage, experts offer … Theoretical and practical perspectives from a range of disciplines on the challenges of using digital media in interpretation and representation of cultural heritage. In Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage, experts offer a critical and theoretical appraisal of the uses of digital media by cultural heritage institutions. Previous discussions of cultural heritage and digital technology have left the subject largely unmapped in terms of critical theory; the essays in this volume offer this long-missing perspective on the challenges of using digital media in the research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage. The contributors—scholars and practitioners from a range of relevant disciplines—ground theory in practice, considering how digital technology might be used to transform institutional cultures, methods, and relationships with audiences. The contributors examine the relationship between material and digital objects in collections of art and indigenous artifacts; the implications of digital technology for knowledge creation, documentation, and the concept of authority; and the possibilities for "virtual cultural heritage"—the preservation and interpretation of cultural and natural heritage through real-time, immersive, and interactive techniques. The essays in Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage will serve as a resource for professionals, academics, and students in all fields of cultural heritage, including museums, libraries, galleries, archives, and archaeology, as well as those in education and information technology. The range of issues considered and the diverse disciplines and viewpoints represented point to new directions for an emerging field. Contributors Nadia Arbach, Juan Antonio Barceló, Deidre Brown, Fiona Cameron, Erik Champion, Sarah Cook, Jim Cooley, Bharat Dave, Suhas Deshpande, Bernadette Flynn, Maurizio Forte, Kati Geber, Beryl Graham, Susan Hazan, Sarah Kenderdine, José Ripper Kós, Harald Kraemer, Ingrid Mason, Gavan McCarthy, Slavko Milekic, Rodrigo Paraizo, Ross Parry, Scot T. Refsland, Helena Robinson, Angelina Russo, Corey Timpson, Marc Tuters, Peter Walsh, Jerry Watkins, Andrea Witcomb

Refiguring the Archive

2002-01-01

Carolyn Hamilton , Verne Harris , Jane Taylor +3 more

Accidentally Found on Purpose: Information-Seeking Behavior of Historians in Archives

2002-10-01

Wendy Duff , Catherine Johnson

This article reports on a qualitative research study of the information-seeking behavior of historians. Based on semistructured interviews with ten midcareer historians, it investigates how they locate primary sources, carry … This article reports on a qualitative research study of the information-seeking behavior of historians. Based on semistructured interviews with ten midcareer historians, it investigates how they locate primary sources, carry out their research, and use archival material. The study identified four different types of information-seeking activities, including (1) orienting oneself to archives, finding aids, sources, or a collection; (2) seeking known material; (3) building contextual knowledge; and (4) identifying relevant material.

Preserving digital information: Report of the task force on archiving of digital information

1997-09-01

Donald Waters , John Garrett

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Modern Archives: Principles and Techniques

1957-03-01

Morris Radoff , T. R. Schellenberg

Journal Article Modern Archives: Principles and Techniques. By T. R. Schellenberg. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956. xvi + 248 pp. Notes and index. $5.00.) Get access Morris L. Radoff … Journal Article Modern Archives: Principles and Techniques. By T. R. Schellenberg. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956. xvi + 248 pp. Notes and index. $5.00.) Get access Morris L. Radoff Morris L. Radoff Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 43, Issue 4, March 1957, Pages 708–709, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902318 Published: 01 March 1957

Information and Information Systems

1992-01-01

Terry Crowley , F. W. Lancaster , Robert M. Hayes +2 more

From the Publisher: Buckland offers an examination of information systems that is comparative rather than narrowly technical in approach. Using explicitly defined terms, he interprets the nature of retrieval-based information … From the Publisher: Buckland offers an examination of information systems that is comparative rather than narrowly technical in approach. Using explicitly defined terms, he interprets the nature of retrieval-based information systems such as archives, libraries, databases, and museums, and their relationships to their social context. Since the primary focus of the work is on unusual examples of information systems, the discussion yields interesting and thoughtful conclusions on the nature of information systems in general and constructive consideration of existing problems in this rapidly expanding field.

What is Past is Prologue: A History of Archival Ideas Since 1898, and the Future Paradigm Shift

1997-02-12

Terry Cook

Digital Preservation: A Time Bomb for Digital Libraries

1997-01-01

Margaret Hedstrom

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Digital memory and the archive

2013-07-01

Wolfgang Ernst , Jussi Parikka

Contents Archival Media Theory: An Introduction to Wolfgang Ernst's Media Archaeology Jussi Parikka Media Archaeology as a Trans-Atlantic Bridge Part I. The Media Archaeological Method 1. Let There Be Irony: … Contents Archival Media Theory: An Introduction to Wolfgang Ernst's Media Archaeology Jussi Parikka Media Archaeology as a Trans-Atlantic Bridge Part I. The Media Archaeological Method 1. Let There Be Irony: Cultural History and Media Archaeology in Parallel Lines 2. Media Archaeography: Method and Machine versus History and Narrative of Media Part II. From Temporality to the Multimedial Archive 3. Underway to the Dual System: Classical Archives and Digital Memory 4. Archives in Transition: Dynamic Media Memories 5. Between Real Time and Memory on Demand: Reflections on Television 6. Discontinuities: Does the Archive Become Metaphorical in Multi-Media Space? Part III. Microtemporal Media 7. Telling versus Counting: A Media-Archaeological Point of View 8. Distory: 100 Years of Electron Tubes, Media-Archaeologically Interpreted vis-a-vis 100 Years of Radio 9. Towards a Media Archaeology of Sonic Articulations 10. Experimenting Media-Temporality: Pythagoras, Hertz, Turing Appendix. Archive Rumblings: An Interview with Wolfgang Ernst Geert Lovink Acknowledgments Notes Publication History Index

In pursuit of the past : decoding the archaeological record

1983-01-01

Lewis R. Binford , John F. Cherry , Robin Torrence

Memory Practices in the Sciences

2006-09-01

David Bawden

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Archive fever: uses of the document in contemporary art

2009-02-01

Okwui Enwezor

The silence of the archives: business history, post-colonialism and archival ethnography

2013-02-27

Stephanie Decker

History as a discipline has been accused of being a-theoretical. Business historians working at business schools, however, need to better explicate their historical methodology, not theory, in order to communicate … History as a discipline has been accused of being a-theoretical. Business historians working at business schools, however, need to better explicate their historical methodology, not theory, in order to communicate the value of archival research to social scientists, and to train future doctoral students outside history departments. This paper seeks to outline an important aspect of historical methodology, which is data collection from archives. In this area, post-colonialism and archival ethnography have made significant methodological contributions not just for non-western history, emphasizing the importance of considering how archives were created, and how one can legitimately use them despite their limitations. I argue that these approaches offer new insights into the particularities of researching business archives.

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Community Histories, Community Archives: Some Opportunities and Challenges1

2007-10-01

Andrew Flinn

This article will examine the community archive movement, exploring its roots, its variety and present developments. It will identify the possible impact on the national archival heritage, particularly on the … This article will examine the community archive movement, exploring its roots, its variety and present developments. It will identify the possible impact on the national archival heritage, particularly on the many gaps and absences in that contemporary heritage, of community archive materials and examine some of the opportunities and challenges that these initiatives present to the mainstream profession.

Placing records continuum theory and practice

2001-12-01

Sue McKemmish

Evidence, memory, identity, and community: four shifting archival paradigms

2012-06-27

Terry Cook

Constituting an archive

2001-03-01

Stuart Hall

The archival sliver: Power, memory, and archives in South Africa

2002-03-01

Verne Harris

Archive Stories

2005-01-01

Antoinette Burton , Durba Ghosh , Jeff Sahadeo +2 more

Despite the importance of archives to the profession of history, there is very little written about actual encounters with them—about the effect that the researcher’s race, gender, or class may … Despite the importance of archives to the profession of history, there is very little written about actual encounters with them—about the effect that the researcher’s race, gender, or class may have on her experience within them or about the impact that archival surveillance, architecture, or bureaucracy might have on the histories that are ultimately written. This provocative collection initiates a vital conversation about how archives around the world are constructed, policed, manipulated, and experienced. It challenges the claims to objectivity associated with the traditional archive by telling stories that illuminate its power to shape the narratives that are “found” there. Archive Stories brings together ethnographies of the archival world, most of which are written by historians. Some contributors recount their own experiences. One offers a moving reflection on how the relative wealth and prestige of Western researchers can gain them entry to collections such as Uzbekistan’s newly formed Central State Archive, which severely limits the access of Uzbek researchers. Others explore the genealogies of specific archives, from one of the most influential archival institutions in the modern West, the Archives nationales in Paris, to the significant archives of the Bakunin family in Russia, which were saved largely through the efforts of one family member. Still others explore the impact of current events on the analysis of particular archives. A contributor tells of researching the 1976 Soweto riots in the politically charged atmosphere of the early 1990s, just as apartheid in South Africa was coming to an end. A number of the essays question what counts as an archive—and what counts as history—as they consider oral histories, cyberspace, fiction, and plans for streets and buildings that were never built, for histories that never materialized. Contributors. Tony Ballantyne, Marilyn Booth, Antoinette Burton, Ann Curthoys, Peter Fritzsche, Durba Ghosh, Laura Mayhall, Jennifer S. Milligan, Kathryn J. Oberdeck, Adele Perry, Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, John Randolph, Craig Robertson, Horacio N. Roque Ramirez, Jeff Sahadeo, Renee Sentilles

Archives, records, and power: From (postmodern) theory to (archival) performance

2002-09-01

Terry Cook , Joan M. Schwartz

Whose memories, whose archives? Independent community archives, autonomy and the mainstream

2009-06-01

Andrew Flinn , Mary Anne Stevens , Elizabeth Shepherd

Archival science and postmodernism: new formulations for old concepts

2001-03-01

Terry Cook

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Archives, records, and power: The making of modern memory

2002-03-01

Joan M. Schwartz , Terry Cook

Stories and names: Archival description as narrating records and constructing meanings

2002-09-01

Wendy Duff , Verne Harris

The Santa Fe Convention of the Open Archives Initiative

2000-02-01

Herbert Van de Sompel , Carl Lagoze

Welcome to the Santa Fe Convention. This convention is the result of a meeting of the Open Archives Initiative which was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 21-22 … Welcome to the Santa Fe Convention. This convention is the result of a meeting of the Open Archives Initiative which was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 21-22 1999. This convention has been endorsed unanimously by all the participants at the meeting, who represented organizations maintaining or planning e-print archives intended for open access and organizations interested in providing services, such as search interfaces or citation-linking, based on the data in those archives. The convention presents a simple technical and organizational framework to support basic interoperability among e-print archives. Participants have expressed the intention of implementing this framework to allow for interoperability experiments in the course of the year 2000. Maintainers of existing or forthcoming e-print archives that were not represented at the meeting are strongly encouraged to join this effort by implementing the framework for their archives.

An Archival Impulse

2004-10-01

Hal Foster

October 01 2004 An Archival Impulse Hal Foster Hal Foster Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Hal Foster Online Issn: … October 01 2004 An Archival Impulse Hal Foster Hal Foster Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Hal Foster Online Issn: 1536-013X Print Issn: 0162-2870 © 2004 October Magazine, Ltd. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology2004 October (2004) (110): 3–22. https://doi.org/10.1162/0162287042379847 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Hal Foster; An Archival Impulse. October 2004; (110): 3–22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/0162287042379847 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsOctober Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2004 October Magazine, Ltd. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology2004 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Theories of the Archive from Across the Disciplines

2004-01-01

Marlene Manoff

Creative and compelling theoretical formulations of the archive have emerged from a host of disciplines in the last decade. Derrida and Foucault, as well as many other humanists and social … Creative and compelling theoretical formulations of the archive have emerged from a host of disciplines in the last decade. Derrida and Foucault, as well as many other humanists and social scientists, have initiated a broadly interdisciplinary conversation about the nature of the archive. This literature suggests a confluence of interests among scholars, archivists, and librarians that is fueled by a shared preoccupation with the function and fate of the historical and scholarly record. The following essay provides an exploration and overview of this archival discourse.

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Gatekeeping: A critical review

2009-01-01

Karine Barzilai‐Nahon

Tacit narratives: The meanings of archives

2001-06-01

Eric Ketelaar

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Time, Policy, Management: Governing with the Past

2009-11-01

Norman Flynn

Christopher Pollitt Time, Policy, Management: Governing with the Past Oxford: Open University Press, 2008 ISBN 13: 978–0–19–923772–2 Nearly a decade ago Christopher Pollitt (2000) wrote a memorable... Christopher Pollitt Time, Policy, Management: Governing with the Past Oxford: Open University Press, 2008 ISBN 13: 978–0–19–923772–2 Nearly a decade ago Christopher Pollitt (2000) wrote a memorable...

The DCC Curation Lifecycle Model

2008-12-02

Sarah Higgins

Lifecycle management of digital materials is necessary to ensure their continuity. The DCC Curation Lifecycle Model has been developed as a generic, curation-specific, tool which can be used, in conjunction … Lifecycle management of digital materials is necessary to ensure their continuity. The DCC Curation Lifecycle Model has been developed as a generic, curation-specific, tool which can be used, in conjunction with relevant standards, to plan curation and preservation activities to different levels of granularity. The DCC will use the model: as a training tool for data creators, data curators and data users; to organise and plan their resources; and to help organisations identify risks to their digital assets and plan management strategies for their successful curation.

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A Review of Archival Auditing Research

2014-01-01

Mark L. DeFond , Jieying Zhang

We define higher audit quality as greater assurance of high financial reporting quality. Researchers use many proxies for audit quality, with little guidance on choosing among them. We provide a … We define higher audit quality as greater assurance of high financial reporting quality. Researchers use many proxies for audit quality, with little guidance on choosing among them. We provide a framework for systematically evaluating their unique strengths and weaknesses. Because it is inextricably intertwined with financial reporting quality, audit quality also depends on firms' innate characteristics and financial reporting systems. Our review of the models commonly used to disentangle these constructs suggests the need for better conceptual guidance. Finally, we urge more research on the role of auditor and client competency in driving audit quality.

More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Archival Processing

2005-09-01

Mark I. Greene , Dennis Meißner

Processing backlogs continue to be a problem for archivists, and yet the problem is exacerbated by many of the traditional approaches to processing collections that archivists continue to practice. This … Processing backlogs continue to be a problem for archivists, and yet the problem is exacerbated by many of the traditional approaches to processing collections that archivists continue to practice. This research project reviewed the literature on archival processing and conducted surveys of processing practices to identify the scope of the problem and its impacts both on processing costs and on access to collections. The paper issues a call for archivists to rethink the way they process collections, particularly large contemporary collections. It challenges many of the assumptions archivists make about the importance of preservation activities in processing and the arrangement and description activities necessary to allow researchers to access collections effectively.

Trusting records: is Blockchain technology the answer?

2016-07-18

Victoria L. Lemieux

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the value of Blockchain technology as a solution to creating and preserving trustworthy digital records, presenting some of the limitations, risks … Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the value of Blockchain technology as a solution to creating and preserving trustworthy digital records, presenting some of the limitations, risks and opportunities of the approach. Design/methodology/approach The methodological approach involves using the requirements embedded in records management and digital preservation standards, specifically ISO 15,489, ARMA’s Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles, ISO 14,721 and ISO 16,363, as a general evaluative framework for a risk-based assessment of a specific proposed implementation of Blockchain technology for a land registry system in a developing country. Findings The results of the analysis suggest that Blockchain technology can be used to address issues associated with information integrity in the present and near term, assuming proper security architecture and infrastructure management controls. It does not, however, guarantee reliability of information in the first place, and would have several limitations as a long-term solution for maintaining trustworthy digital records. Originality/value This paper contributes an original analysis of the application of Blockchain technology for recordkeeping.

Authors and owners: The invention of copyright

1994-01-01

Scott M. Cutlip

Use of "Lysis Buffer" in DNA isolation and its implication for museum collections

1997-01-01

Jonathan L. Longmire , Mary Maltbie , Robert J. Baker

ADVANTAGES OF USING "LYSIS BUFFER"Many molecular techniques require relatively large quantities of high molecular weight DNA and several protocols for collection are well established if there are unlimited numbers of … ADVANTAGES OF USING "LYSIS BUFFER"Many molecular techniques require relatively large quantities of high molecular weight DNA and several protocols for collection are well established if there are unlimited numbers of samples or if all procedures can be performed under the stable conditions afforded in a laboratory.Unfortunately, the collection of DNA for many species, populations, or samples does not afford such stable conditions.Conservation genetic studies of rare and endangered species often force opportunistic collections which involve road or other accidental kills, exploitation of dead animals at zoos, collection under extreme field conditions, etc.The method described be¬ low, which is a modification of a procedure described by Longmire et al. (1991), has several advantages.First, relatively small amounts of tissue routinely provide laige quantities of DNA, including both nuclear and mitochon¬ drial components.Second, this method consistently yields high molecular weight DNA that can be used for all molecular techniques including cosmid library con¬ struction.Third, nuclear DNA can be obtained from essentially any tissue that contains nucleated cells.This would include, but not be limited to, nucleated red blood cells of lower vertebrates and birds, muscle, heart, liver, kidney, testes, embryonic tissue from placentas or eggs.

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Analyzing the past to prepare for the future

2002-06-01

WebsterJane , T WatsonRichard

Indigenous Data Sovereignty

2016-11-14

Ian Pool , C. Matthew Snipp , Mildred Finley Wohlford +4 more

As the global ‘data revolution’ accelerates, how can the data rights and interests of indigenous peoples be secured? Premised on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, … As the global ‘data revolution’ accelerates, how can the data rights and interests of indigenous peoples be secured? Premised on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, this book argues that indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and about their lifeways and

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Planning in the Public Domain

1988-12-31

John Friedmann

Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History.

1949-01-01

Henry Guerlac , Siegfried Giedion

Rogue Archives

2016-09-23

Abigail De Kosnik

An examination of how nonprofessional archivists, especially media fans, practice cultural preservation on the Internet and how “digital cultural memory” differs radically from print-era archiving. The task of archiving was … An examination of how nonprofessional archivists, especially media fans, practice cultural preservation on the Internet and how “digital cultural memory” differs radically from print-era archiving. The task of archiving was once entrusted only to museums, libraries, and other institutions that acted as repositories of culture in material form. But with the rise of digital networked media, a multitude of self-designated archivists—fans, pirates, hackers—have become practitioners of cultural preservation on the Internet. These nonprofessional archivists have democratized cultural memory, building freely accessible online archives of whatever content they consider suitable for digital preservation. In Rogue Archives, Abigail De Kosnik examines the practice of archiving in the transition from print to digital media, looking in particular at Internet fan fiction archives. De Kosnik explains that media users today regard all of mass culture as an archive, from which they can redeploy content for their own creations. Hence, “remix culture” and fan fiction are core genres of digital cultural production. De Kosnik explores, among other things, the anticanonical archiving styles of Internet preservationists; the volunteer labor of online archiving; how fan archives serve women and queer users as cultural resources; archivists' efforts to attract racially and sexually diverse content; and how digital archives adhere to the logics of performance more than the logics of print. She also considers the similarities and differences among free culture, free software, and fan communities, and uses digital humanities tools to quantify and visualize the size, user base, and rate of growth of several online fan archives.

A Manual of Archive Administration.

1938-06-01

Solon J. Buck , Hilary Jenkinson

Where Open Access Collections Meet the Publishing Integrity Crisis, an Opportunity for Libraries

2025-06-25

Matthew Goddard , Zachariah S. Motts | Katina :

Rethinking Digital Collections: A Personal Reflection

2025-06-24

Melissa J. Anderson | Collections A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals

This reflection revisits a presentation from the 2023 ArLA/SELA Conference, titled To Make Knowledge thus Obtained the Common Property of All, which focused on digitizing and publishing seven collections from … This reflection revisits a presentation from the 2023 ArLA/SELA Conference, titled To Make Knowledge thus Obtained the Common Property of All, which focused on digitizing and publishing seven collections from the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension. Funded through competitive grants from Project Ceres, these digitized collections document a significant portion of Arkansas’s agricultural history, comprising 3,385 digital objects and attracting over 17,000 views in 2023 alone. The project’s success highlights the dedication of the digital projects team and emphasizes accessibility and educational impact. However, the shift to digital access during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted reflection on the collective environmental impact of long-term digital preservation. Energy-intensive practices, such as data preservation, raise concerns about sustainability and climate implications. Maintaining digital access to historical knowledge while upholding environmental responsibility is a key focus, especially as these collections provide valuable insights into historical agricultural practices that are increasingly useful for addressing today’s climate-related challenges.

The Role of STOPE Framework in the Effectiveness of E-Catalog at the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing

2025-06-24

R.A.J Susilo Hadi Wibowo , Erwin Saraswati , Sari Atmini | Eduvest - Journal Of Universal Studies

The implementation of sectoral e-catalogs is a crucial part of government procurement reform, aiming to enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency. However, its effectiveness still encounters several challenges in practice. Understanding … The implementation of sectoral e-catalogs is a crucial part of government procurement reform, aiming to enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency. However, its effectiveness still encounters several challenges in practice. Understanding the influencing factors is essential for optimizing the system.. This study adopts a quantitative approach using a survey method. The respondents are employees of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing who are directly involved in the management and use of sectoral e-catalogs. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with the STOPE (Strategy, Technology, Organization, People, Environment) framework as the theoretical basis. The findings reveal that strategic, technological, organizational, and people-related factors have a positive and significant effect on the effectiveness of sectoral e-catalog implementation. In contrast, environmental factors did not show a significant impact. The results highlight the importance of strengthening internal capacity and alignment across strategic, technological, organizational, and human resource dimensions to improve e-catalog performance. These insights are valuable for developing more adaptive and responsive electronic procurement policies in the public sector.

Curating the future through the CYENS Art:Tech archive approach. *-disciplinary creators as archivists

2025-06-23

Myrto Aristidou , Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert , Kleanthis Kleanthous | Artnodes

This paper considers the roles of artists, scientists and technologists in contributing to the institutional archiving of New Media Art (NMA) and Art, Science and Technology (AST) projects, exploring their … This paper considers the roles of artists, scientists and technologists in contributing to the institutional archiving of New Media Art (NMA) and Art, Science and Technology (AST) projects, exploring their impact on the contextualization, preservation, and dissemination of the genre. Given the conceptual, technical, and disciplinary layers of such projects, we explore whether all production contributors should be actively involved in developing a relevant archival resource. Literature from the art and technology fields, including international NMA/AST-focused initiatives, is reviewed, while we also inquire whether an archive’s structure, content, and indexing can serve and incentivize multiple disciplines and purposes. The paper introduces the developing Art:Tech Archive, which will host NMA/AST projects developed and/or presented at CYENS CoE, highlighting the intention to include artists and contributors in the archive’s formulation and use. A participatory action research approach design is presented as ideal for investigating creative, technical, and archival processes; contributor’s needs and potential roles; and how the value of an archive aspiring to support both creative and scientific networks is perceived by contributors. Lessons from various contexts inform this developing archival resource, which aims towards reflexivity, longevity, and dynamic knowledge dissemination while emphasizing the importance of multidisciplinary contributions in the archival praxis.

Sustaining Community Archives in the Post-Custodial Digital Environment

2025-06-22

Krystyna K. Matusiak , A. R. Flynn | Preservation Digital Technology & Culture

Abstract This paper examines the impact of the “scan and return” practice on the sustainability of community archives, presenting a case study of a local community archive in rural Colorado, … Abstract This paper examines the impact of the “scan and return” practice on the sustainability of community archives, presenting a case study of a local community archive in rural Colorado, United States. The “scan and return” approach refers to a practice adopted in the post-custodial digital environment where original materials are returned to owners after digital surrogates are created. The model offers benefits for diversifying representation in archival collections and expanding collaboration with communities. However, the case study demonstrates the risks that the “scan and return” approach poses to the sustainability of community archives and emphasizes the importance of practicing responsible digital stewardship. The paper also discusses social factors of sustainability and points to the value of collaboration in sustaining community archives.

Exploring information practices in Greek museums: a qualitative study

2025-06-22

Venetia Kogkou , Konstantinos Kyprianos | Museum Management and Curatorship

Assessing the effectiveness of digital archiving systems of higher education in Indonesia

2025-06-19

Herman Setyawan | Berkala Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi

Introduction. This study explores factors influencing the effectiveness of digital archiving systems in Indonesian universities, aiming to improve search time, storage, and organization efficiency. Data Collection Method. Using a mixed … Introduction. This study explores factors influencing the effectiveness of digital archiving systems in Indonesian universities, aiming to improve search time, storage, and organization efficiency. Data Collection Method. Using a mixed sequential explanatory approach, data were collected from 168 university archivists through simple random sampling and 20 key informant interviews. Quantitative data were analyzed using one-sample t-tests and PLS-SEM, while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis. Results and Discussion. The results reveal that system design, archivist satisfaction, and self-efficacy significantly impact the effectiveness of digital archiving systems. However, training programs did not show a significant effect. Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between system design and user satisfaction on system effectiveness. Conclusion. The effectiveness of digital archiving in universities is influenced by system design and self-efficacy. Self-efficacy strengthens the impact of system design and user satisfaction, highlighting the importance of both technical and psychological factors in managing digital archives effectively.

Chapter 2: Artistic Archival Interventions and Memory Conversions

2025-06-19

| Postcolonial studies

Collaborative Strategies for Enhancing Public Awareness of Tanzania’s Cultural Heritage: Insights from National Museum of Tanzania Professionals

2025-06-19

Gwakisa A. Kamatula , Noel Biseko Lwoga , Nampombe Saurombe | Collections A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals

Cultural heritage is based on the aspects of our past that we cherish, want to keep and pass on to future generations and the outside world. Most cultural heritage resources … Cultural heritage is based on the aspects of our past that we cherish, want to keep and pass on to future generations and the outside world. Most cultural heritage resources preserved in memory institutions, including libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs), give us unique insights into the past, help us understand our present and determine our future. However, these priceless materials are not fully utilized by the public due to inadequate promotion strategies. Worse still, LAMs in Tanzania seem to be working in silos when promoting access to available cultural heritage resources in their holdings. This study attempted to investigate the views of museum professionals from the National Museum of Tanzania concerning collaboration strategies in promoting access to the country’s cultural heritage resources. Twenty-two museum professionals participated in the study by completing an online survey. A documentary review of legislations governing LAMs was conducted to determine whether collaboration is encouraged and supported legally. The findings of the study indicated that the existing legislations lack provisions for collaborations in promoting and raising public awareness of heritage resources preserved in LAMs. The study provides recommendations that could strengthen ties between libraries, archives and museums so as to promote further access to the Tanzanian cultural heritage resources maintained in LAMs.

Collections security: systems and procedures

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

Henry James and The Aspern papers: Archive, memory, and the failure of biography

2025-06-18

Domeniko Kvartuč | English Studies at NBU

This paper examines The Aspern Papers by Henry James through the lens of archive theory, biographical ethics, and the complexities of memory preservation. It explores how the protagonist’s obsessive pursuit … This paper examines The Aspern Papers by Henry James through the lens of archive theory, biographical ethics, and the complexities of memory preservation. It explores how the protagonist’s obsessive pursuit of Aspern's documents represents the human desire to reconstruct the Romantic past in Gothic atmosphere of Venice, often at the expense of ethical considerations and lived experience. The analysis highlights the symbolic significance of Juliana Bordereau, not merely as a guardian of Aspern's legacy but as a living archive whose testimony remains undervalued. The paper connects James's themes to his personal decision to destroy his own letters, reflecting his scepticism toward biographical intrusions. Comparisons with The Sense of the Past and other Jamesian works illustrate recurring motifs of archival failure and the tension between material and immaterial memory, as well as the role of destruction – both literal, through the burning of documents, and metaphorical, through the erasure of identities – in shaping historical narrative. Finally, the discussion extends to the ethical responsibilities of archivists and biographers, questioning whether written records alone can ever truly encapsulate the essence of a life.

The Inner World of Gatekeeping in Scholarly Publication

2025-06-18

Qiong Li | Ibérica

Collections storage: practice

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

Collections security: physical and electronic

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

Collections storage: principles

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

Collections management plans

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

The role of collections in research

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

Digital Remains and Digital Ghosts

2025-06-18

Alexis M. Elder | Routledge eBooks

Comparative Analysis of the “Inter-Archival Search Portal” and the “Open Archives” Web Service for Conducting Genealogical Research

2025-06-17

A. Spektor | Visnyk of Kharkiv State Academy of Culture

The purpose of the study. This research aims to analyze the mechanisms for working with digitized documents in online archives, focusing on the Ukrainian “Inter-Archive Search Portal” based on the … The purpose of the study. This research aims to analyze the mechanisms for working with digitized documents in online archives, focusing on the Ukrainian “Inter-Archive Search Portal” based on the “Archium” system and the European “Open Archives” platform developed by Coret Genealogy. The study explores the functional capabilities of these web resources, their level of information accessibility, interaction features, and the tools available for conducting genealogical research. Special emphasis is placed on search functionalities and the ease of processing retrieved data. The study also identifies common approaches to catalog development and highlights key differences between the platforms. The methodology. The research employs a combination of general scientific and specialized methods, enabling a comprehensive analysis of the construction principles, structural organization, and information retrieval tools of the examined web resources. A literature review method is applied to gain an in-depth understanding of the current state of Ukrainian archival web resources and the challenges associated with their digitization. The scientific novelty. The novelty of the study lies in the comparative analysis of the “Open Archives” platform and the “Inter-Archive Search Portal”, identifying their respective strengths and weaknesses and offering insights into areas for improvement. Conclusions. The comparative analysis confirms the need for further development of search mechanisms and expansion of access to archival collections in Ukraine. Enhancing search functionality and continuing the digitization of archival documents will significantly improve the efficiency of genealogical research and contribute to the preservation of Ukraine’s cultural heritage.

Displaced, hence, not lost: the afterlife of private archives from Hellenistic and Roman Egypt

2025-06-16

Mario C. D. Paganini | Archival Science

Starting up a Digital Preservation (Pilot) Program

2025-06-16

Kimberly Hoffman | Information Technology and Libraries

In 2024, Hamilton College started a project to pilot Archivematica, a digital preservation platform. The author details leading the project as the relatively new Digital Curation and Preservation Librarian and … In 2024, Hamilton College started a project to pilot Archivematica, a digital preservation platform. The author details leading the project as the relatively new Digital Curation and Preservation Librarian and suggests ways that readers could approach such a project, incorporating what she learned along the way.

Interplay of Librarians’ Knowledge About Library Materials Preservation and Their Compliance to The Standards

2025-06-16

Orlando F. Olaer | International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering Management & Applied Science

Abstract: This study explores the relationship between librarians’ knowledge of library materials preservation and their compliance with preservation standards. Utilizing a descriptive-correlational research design, the study employed validated questionnaires to … Abstract: This study explores the relationship between librarians’ knowledge of library materials preservation and their compliance with preservation standards. Utilizing a descriptive-correlational research design, the study employed validated questionnaires to gather quantitative data from 109 professional librarians in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. The findings revealed a high level of knowledge among librarians about preservation practices, with a mean score of 4.18. Correspondingly, a high level of compliance with preservation standards was observed, with a mean score of 4.23. A significant relationship between knowledge and compliance was established using Pearson correlation analysis. The results highlight the importance of professional development in enhancing preservation practices and ensuring adherence to standards. This research underscores the need for continued education and training to maintain the integrity and accessibility of library collections.

Cross-border archiving: archival participatory filmmaking in borderlands

2025-06-15

Irene Gutiérrez Torres , Kevin Smets , Sally Hllouby | Transnational Screens

Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşiv Fonu Fotoğraflarının Görünmeyen Yüzü: Fotoğrafçılar

2025-06-13

Mehmet Kürşat Değer | Bilgi Yönetimi

Çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı (DAB) Osmanlı Arşiv fonunda yer alan fotoğraf tanımlamalarında fotoğrafçı bilgilerindeki eksiklikleri belirleyerek fotoğrafçı bilgilerinin önemine dikkat çekip tanımlamaların iyileştirilmesine yönelik önerilerde bulunmaktır. Araştırmanın … Çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı (DAB) Osmanlı Arşiv fonunda yer alan fotoğraf tanımlamalarında fotoğrafçı bilgilerindeki eksiklikleri belirleyerek fotoğrafçı bilgilerinin önemine dikkat çekip tanımlamaların iyileştirilmesine yönelik önerilerde bulunmaktır. Araştırmanın kapsamını DAB’ın çevrimiçi kataloğu olan Belge Tarama Sistemi’nde Osmanlı Arşivi fonunda yer alan fotoğraflar oluşturmaktadır. Tespit edilen araştırma problemi doğrultusunda çalışmada, fotoğrafçı bilgisinin tanımlama için önemine dikkat çekilerek, eksiklerin giderilmesine yönelik önerilerde bulunacaktır. Bu bağlamda çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman analizi, elde edilen bulguların değerlendirilmesinde ise içerik analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgularda, incelenen katalog kayıtlarında DAB’ın kullandığı üst veri elemanları arasında üretici unsurunun bulunmamasının getirmiş olduğu dezavantaj neticesinde fotoğraflara ilişkin önemli bir bilgi erişim unsuru olan fotoğrafçı bilgisinin kayıtlarda yer almadığı görülmüştür. Katalog kayıtlarında belirtilmeyen Abdullah Biraderler (Abdullah Freres), Phebus Efendi, Nicolas Andriomenos, Vasili Kargopoulo, Pascal Sebah, Krikor Derarsen gibi fotoğrafçı isimlerinin yapılan literatür araştırmasında fotoğrafçılık alanında oldukça önemli bir yere sahip olduğu ortaya çıkmaktadır.

Bibliografia sobre preservação digital

2025-06-12

| Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sistema de Bibliotecas eBooks

Organizada por Gildenir Carolino Santos e Miguel Ángel Márdero Arellano, com a colaboração de especialistas da Rede Cariniana e do GesEC/UNICAMP, esta obra digital apresenta uma ampla e criteriosa compilação … Organizada por Gildenir Carolino Santos e Miguel Ángel Márdero Arellano, com a colaboração de especialistas da Rede Cariniana e do GesEC/UNICAMP, esta obra digital apresenta uma ampla e criteriosa compilação bibliográfica sobre a preservação digital, consolidando-se como uma referência essencial para pesquisadores, profissionais da informação e estudantes da área. Em sua segunda edição, revista e ampliada, a obra abrange mais de 30 anos de produção científica nacional e internacional, estruturada em 21 áreas temáticas que vão desde arquivamento da web, curadoria digital e humanidades digitais até políticas, normas e tecnologias de preservação. Cada capítulo é enriquecido com descrições geradas com apoio de inteligência artificial, oferecendo uma visão objetiva e contextualizada das referências. A bibliografia contempla diversos suportes informacionais — livros, artigos, dissertações, sites, entre outros — e destaca-se por sua abrangência temática, atualidade das fontes e colaboração interdisciplinar, refletindo o estado da arte da preservação digital. A obra também reafirma o compromisso ético com o uso consciente da IA na organização e disseminação do conhecimento.

Distant viewing archives

2025-06-12

Taylor Arnold , Lauren Tilton | UCL Press eBooks

The National Archives (UK)

2025-06-12

Lise Jaillant , Katherine Aske , Antonella Caputo | UCL Press eBooks

CLEMENT, Tanya E. 2024. Dissonant Records: Close Listening to Literary Archives.

2025-06-10

Raphael Allison | Textual Cultures

Book review. Book review.

Archive Fever

2025-06-09

| Duke University Press eBooks

This essay introduced the exhibition Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art, curated by Okwui Enwezor in his capacity as adjunct curator at the International Center of Photography, … This essay introduced the exhibition Archive Fever: Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art, curated by Okwui Enwezor in his capacity as adjunct curator at the International Center of Photography, New York, and shown there January 18–May 4, 2008. Taking up theories of the archive advanced by Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Allan Sekula, and others, Enwezor explores the myriad ways (including as form, medium, and public memory) in which photographs operate as archives in the work of contemporary artists such as Gerhard Richter, Craigie Horsfield, Stan Douglas, Glenn Ligon, Thomas Ruff, Lorna Simpson, Zoe Leonard, and others.