Building an Infrastructure for Archival Research |
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| Authors: | Anne Gilliland Sue Mckemmish |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA;(2) Caulfield School of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This article chronicles the rapid expansion since 1990 of research within archival science and characterizes contemporary
archival research culture. It examines the role and state of key factors that have led to the development of the existing
research infrastructure, such as growth in doctoral education, forums for presenting and publishing research, the numbers
and size of graduate archival education programs, availability of diverse funding for research, transdisciplinary and international
research collaborations, and application of innovative research methods and tools appropriate for investigating increasingly
complex and wide-ranging research questions. An Appendix articulates and names archival research methods, including those
derived and adapted from other disciplines, with a view to adding to the “literary warrant” for archival research methods,
promoting the rigorous application of research design and methods, and providing sources for the teaching of research methods
for professional and research careers. The article concludes with recommendations about how to sustain and extend the emerging
research front. |
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| Keywords: | archival research culture research paradigms research design research methods |
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