New Methods In Archival Research

Anne Gilliland y Sue McKemmish (Ed)

It seems hard to dispute the fact that current archival research is still deeply embedded with long-standing issues of archives preservation, or the documents' lifecycle. However, it seems likewise evident that new realities are on the rise which are gradually forcing both archivists and scholars alike to call accepted archival wisdom into question; these realities may range from the emergence of the new electronic media, or the introduction of metadata standards, to growing interest in the social, cultural, political and professional issues underlying the creation, management and use of archives. All in all, these new realities can accurately be construed as being dramatically altering the scope, as well as the intent, of contemporary archive research.

This new Tendencias book attempts to tackle all of those issues that are currently redefining the scope of contemporary archive research for both archivists and scholars worldwide. Edited by Dr. Anne Gilliand (UCLA, Los Angeles) and Sue McKemmish (Monash University, Melbourne), New Methods In Archival Research brings together eight different essays written by a group of highly prestigious scholars who offer valuable insight into the emerging realities in archive research.

Including contributions by Heather Macneil, Jonathan Furner, Gillian Oliver, Karen Gracy, or Kalpana Shankar (among others), New Methods In Archival Research explores such issues as the ethnography of archives, the outcome of both UBC and INTERPARES projects, or use of propositional logic for archive research.

New Methods In Archival Research is a joint publication by 3000 informática and the Department of Culture, Arts and Sports of the Cartagena City Council

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