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Valerie Johnson - The Silence of the Archive - 9781783301553 - V9781783301553
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The Silence of the Archive

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Description for The Silence of the Archive Paperback. This new book will provide a ground breaking discussion of a major but little considered issue - the silence of the archive: why archives, sometimes seen as the repositories of truth, often fail to satisfy users because they do not contain information which they expect to find. Series: Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GLC; GLP; GM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In recent years big data initiatives, not to mention Hollywood, the video game industry and countless other popular media, have reinforced and even glamorized the public image of the archive as the ultimate repository of facts and the hope of future generations for uncovering `what actually happened'. The reality is, however, that for all sorts of reasons the record may not have been preserved or survived in the archive. In fact, the record may never have even existed - its creation being as imagined as is its contents. And even if it does exist, it may be silent on the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Facet Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Principles and Practice in Records Management and Archives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783301553
SKU
V9781783301553
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About Valerie Johnson
David Thomas is a Visiting Professor at the University of Northumbria. Previously, he worked at the National Archives where he was Director of Technology and was responsible for digital preservation and for providing access to digital material. Simon Fowler is an Associate Teaching Fellow at the University of Dundee where he teaches a course on military archives. Previously he worked ... Read more

Reviews for The Silence of the Archive
'As traditional understandings of archival wholeness and impartiality continue to be challenged, the archive is moving from a `neutral' space to one of active and incomplete curation. Embedded in power structures, bureaucracies, and other information mediators, the voice of the archive speaks only of certain stories. But if the voice of an archive is shaped by deliberate action, what about ... Read more

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