The silence of the archive / David Thomas, Simon Fowler, Valerie Johnson, foreword by Anne J. Gilland.

  • Thomas, David, 1950-
Date:
2017
  • Books

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Description

Considers why archives may not contain the complete facts, why there maybe omissions or misinterpretations, how researchers and archivists have responded to such silences, and how they impact in the digital age.

Publication/Creation

Chicago : Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017.

Physical description

xxvi. 187 pages. ; 23 cm

Contributors

Notes

First published by Facet Publishing, 2017.

Contents

Enforced silences / Simon Fowler -- Inappropriate expectations / Simon Fowler -- The digital / David Thomas -- Dealing with the silence / Valerie Johnson -- Imagining archives / David Thomas -- Solutions to the silence / Valerie Johnson -- Are things getting better or worse? / David Thomas.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN

  • 0838916406
  • 9780838916407