Building a Living Memory for the History of Our Present: New Perspectives on Archival Appraisal

  • Wallot J
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This paper examines the practical and theoretical problems that confront archivists — and historians — today. Because of the information overload in our world and of the complexity, diversity, and fragility of supporting media, the way archivists are now choosing archival records, and the very nature of the records retained, are radically changing. The paper summarises the latest thinking that is revolutionising the way archivists do their work. It also clarifies the present strategy of the National Archives of Canada insofar as public records are concerned.Cette présentation analyse les problèmes théoriques et pratiques qui confrontent les archivistes — et les historiens — aujourd'hui. Dans ce monde d'explosion de l'information, de généralisation de supports déplus en plus complexes, diversifiés et fragiles, la façon de trier et de préserver les documents d'archives ainsi que la nature même de ces documents sont en train de changer radicalement. Ce texte résume les courants récents de pensée qui révolutionnent l'archivistique. Il clarifie également l'approche actuelle des Archives nationales du Canada à la masse des documents gouvernementaux.

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Wallot, J.-P. (2006). Building a Living Memory for the History of Our Present: New Perspectives on Archival Appraisal. Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, 2(1), 263–282. https://doi.org/10.7202/031037ar

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