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Memory, archives and the Web
Memory, archives and the Web

Author(s): Jeannette A. Bastian
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Library and Information Science, Archiving, Electronic information storage and retrieval, Other
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: memory; collective memory; World Wide Web; Web; archives; records

Summary/Abstract: Posing the question of whether digital technologies change the dynamics of the relationship between archives and memory, this essay explores the expanding role of memory on the World Wide Web and the evolving relationship between memory and archives. The author explores definitions of memory with a focus on collective memory, introduces the technologies of memory and gives examples of the memory/archives relationship on the web.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 126
  • Page Range: 30-47
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English
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