Archives: Principles and Practices

Archives: Principles and Practices

Digital Humanities

In her book Archives: Principles and Practices, author Laura Millar dives deep into the world of archiving, explaining archiving from the very beginning by breaking down the essentials of what an archive is and how archives are essential to preserving our history. Millar details how the process of creating an archive is simple: starting with a piece of knowledge, then detailing how a piece of knowledge becomes a record, which then ultimately becomes an archive. Millar’s research is not only limited to just digital archives, but all types of archives, as she argues that all archives serve a purpose to achieve a common goal. This book breaks down all archival concepts from records, documentary evidence, content and context, explaining the difference between all of these, why it is important to know the difference between them, and how each of them are used. The use of textual examples, visual examples, and easy- to-read language helps the reader understand Archiving in simple terms while still offering useful and intelligent detail, breaking down complex concepts and making them seem easy. In Archives: Principles and Practices, Millar presents archiving as an important part of our personal histories, essential in documenting our world’s history, and why everybody should be familiar with it.

Millar, Laura A.

Facet Publishing

2017

Lafontaine, Marisa

E-Book

ISBN: 9781783302062, 9781783302079, 9781783302086

Millar, Laura A. Archives: Principles and Practices. London: Facet Publishing, 2017.