Genres

Archives

An archive is an accumulation of historical records or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of that person or organization. Professional archivists and historians generally understand archives to be records that have been naturally and necessarily generated as a product of regular legal, commercial, administrative, or social activities. ...more

Archives Books

Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression
Dust: The Archive and Cultural History (Encounters: Cultural Histories)
Arranging & Describing Archives & Manuscripts (Archival Fundamentals Series II)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Understanding Archives & Manuscripts (Archival Fundamentals Series)
The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation
The Allure of the Archives
The Archival Turn in Feminism: Outrage in Order
Processing the Past: Contesting Authority in History and the Archives
An Archive of Feelings: Trauma, Sexuality, and Lesbian Public Cultures
Archives Power: Memory, Accountability, and Social Justice
Archive Stories: Facts, Fictions, and the Writing of History
Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual (How-To-Do-It Manuals for Libraries)
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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Lists

Possession by A.S. ByattThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Archive Porn
3 books — 4 voters
Breathe by Kristen AshleyOpen Season by Linda HowardSomebody Nice! by Raine O'TierneyRunning Hot by Jayne Ann KrentzHard Time by Cara McKenna
Romance Books about Librarians and Archivists
290 books — 90 voters

Suddenly Supernatural Books 1 and 2 by Elizabeth Cody KimmelThe Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Trip to the Archives
2 books — 1 voter
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrDewey by Vicki Myron
Best Fiction Books featuring Libraries, Archives and Museums
105 books — 70 voters

Dracula by Bram StokerThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaCloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Reading Through an Archival Lens
82 books — 31 voters
The Archive and the Repertoire by Diana TaylorAlong the Archival Grain by Ann Laura StolerThe Joy of Cataloging by Sanford BermanThe Archival Turn in Feminism by Kate EichhornPrejudices and Antipathies by Sanford Berman
On Archiving, Cataloging, and Information Science
18 books — 2 voters

Quotes Tagged “Archives”

Radovan Kavický
“ Weddings are great, but they mostly end up in marriages and that is the problem. ”
― Radovan Kavický
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“ Thus who burned Columbia still makes a difference - and Sherman didn't do it. ...more ”
― James Loewen
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Videos Tagged “Archives”

Introduction - The Foulest Thing
Introduction - The Foulest Thing
What Will Be Worn at the National Library of Australia
What Will Be Worn at the National Library of Australia
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Groups Tagged "Archives"

code4lib A group for people active in the code4lib community.
29 members, last active 13 years ago
The Archives Welcome, May memories guide you to find what was once always on your mind.
2 members, last active 2 years ago
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Library and Archives The Library and Archives is the most comprehensive repository of materials relating to the histo…more
65 members, last active 11 years ago
ARLIS/NA Exhibitions SIG Book Club Our goal is to engage ARLIS/NA members and individuals who are interested in exhibitions for lib…more
2 members, last active 6 years ago