The silence of the archive
General Information
- Language
- English.
- Published
- London : Facet Publishing, 2017.
- Physical Description
- 187 p. ; 24 cm.
- Series
- Principles and practice in records management and archives.
Contributors
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- The book brings together ideas from a wide range of fields, from contemporary history through family history research to Shakespearian studies. It describes why there are these silences, what the impact of them is, how researchers have responded to them and what the silence of the archive means for researchers in the digital age. This book discusses the question of silence in the archives holistically and from a broad perspective, looking at causes, responses and implications both for researchers and for the archive itself. Key chapters include: enforced silences; inappropriate selection; dealing with the silence; possible solutions; the meaning of the silences. This book will be useful reading for professional archivists, postgraduate and undergraduate students of history, archives, librarianship and information studies, as well as academic and other users of archives.
Subjects
Bibliographic Information
- Responsibility
- David Thomas, Simon Fowler and Valerie Johnson.
- ISBN
- 9781783301553
- 9781783301560
- 9781783301577
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Archival, library and information sciences collection | 020 THO | Reference | - |
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