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Do Archive Catalogues Make History?: Exploring Interactions between Historians and Archives
1University of New South Wales, Australia.
20 Century British History
|October 31, 2024
Summary
Historians
Area of Science:
- Archival Science
- Historical Research Methods
- Information Science
Background:
- Archival research is crucial for academic history writing and historian identity.
- Limited understanding exists regarding historians' in-archive practices and their influence on historical narratives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze how historians select materials within archives.
- To investigate the role of archive catalogues in shaping research choices.
- To examine broader information-seeking behaviors of historians.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative analysis of data from The National Archives, UK.
- Exploration of the relationship between archive catalogues and collections.
- Assessment of catalogue influence on historians' viewing choices.
Main Results:
- Archive catalogues significantly influence historians' selection of materials.
- External factors exert a greater impact on archival research than commonly recognized.
- Historians' information-seeking practices are shaped by external influences.
Conclusions:
- External factors profoundly affect archival research and history writing.
- Historians must increase awareness of how access to archives is mediated.
- Further attention is needed on the systemic influences shaping historical research.
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