The Silence of the Archive
Language: English
Published by American Library Association, Chicago, IL, USA, 2017
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- Title
- The Silence of the Archive
- Author
- Thomas, David (Author); Fowler, Simon (Author); Johnson, Valerie (Author); Gilliland, Anne J. (Foreword)
- Publisher
- American Library Association, Chicago, IL, USA
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0838916406
- ISBN 13
- 9780838916407
- Seller catalogs
- Non-Fiction
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Review
(Peter Webster LSE Review of Books)
Archival silences cannot be avoided. Records may not have been created, or they may have been manipulated or destroyed. In the present digital, or “post-paper,” world, staggering amounts of data are being created, and much of it is lost.Thomas, Simon Fowler, and Valerie Johnson, all former or current employees of the National Archives, delineate the silences and the reasons behind them. They also offer methods for breaking the silence or sometimes simply accepting it. Filled with thought-provoking and pertinent anecdotes (many of which are related to Great Britain), this is an interesting book for those who create, manage, and use archives.
(Jim Frutchey Booklist Online)
In examining the concept of silence, the UK-based authors of this volume focus on historical, cultural, and political contexts having critical implications for archives. They address enforced silence, misinformed popular expectations, dealing with the silences or gaps in the digital record, and possible solutions and prospects for archives in the current environment, styled by some as a post-truth era. While corporate and government structures continue to shape the archival record for political purposes, gaps in staff training and record-retention policies also contribute to these silences, as have misinformed popular perceptions of archives and inappropriate expectations of researchers. Technology presents an additional challenge to archival integrity because of the need to preserve content such as ephemeral social media or email communications, the sheer abundance of digital records, the anonymity of record creators, and pervasive concerns about sensitivity and privacy―all factors that further exacerbate the practical and intellectual problems of archiving. Dealing with silence often involves interpreting and fictionalizing what is described as "absent heritage," which implies working with deliberate and inadvertent forgeries and fabrications. That Soviet-era maps omitted churches, for example, offers an analogy to archival finding aids with missing or omitted information; in both situations, critical gaps in knowledge are a serious consequence. This work is highly recommended for various specialists in archival operations, including manuscript curators, records managers, digital archivists, and government-document specialists, as well as practicing and future historians. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduate students through professionals/practitioners. (A. Sabharwal CHOICE)
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