Celebrating change in archives

This paper deals with a number of changes. The first is the new way of looking at and beyond the record, trying to read its tacit narratives of power and knowledge, and taking into account archivalterity, which refers to the acts of continuous and discontinuous change that transform the meaning and...

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Main Author: Eric Ketelaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Coimbra University Press 2025-04-01
Series:Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/boletimauc/article/view/15651
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description This paper deals with a number of changes. The first is the new way of looking at and beyond the record, trying to read its tacit narratives of power and knowledge, and taking into account archivalterity, which refers to the acts of continuous and discontinuous change that transform the meaning and authenticity of a fonds as it is transmitted over time and space. This means a broadening—thus a change—of archival science and an openness to contributions from other disciplines. Looking beyond the record brings the contexts of archiving to the forefront, the why, who, what, and how, embedded in various temporalities. Contexts will change, and creation, capture, organization, and pluralisation will change, and societal challenges and technology will change. The major change in the 21st century and the major challenge for the archival endeavour is the existential threat from climate change (global warming), requiring an urgent switch to environmental sustainability, in all areas of archival practice.
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spelling doaj-art-e13f777566614c28924e21efa40f2e932025-08-20T02:27:36ZengCoimbra University PressBoletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra0872-56322182-79742025-04-0138110.14195/2182-7974_38_1_2Celebrating change in archivesEric Ketelaar0University of Amsterdam. The Netherlands This paper deals with a number of changes. The first is the new way of looking at and beyond the record, trying to read its tacit narratives of power and knowledge, and taking into account archivalterity, which refers to the acts of continuous and discontinuous change that transform the meaning and authenticity of a fonds as it is transmitted over time and space. This means a broadening—thus a change—of archival science and an openness to contributions from other disciplines. Looking beyond the record brings the contexts of archiving to the forefront, the why, who, what, and how, embedded in various temporalities. Contexts will change, and creation, capture, organization, and pluralisation will change, and societal challenges and technology will change. The major change in the 21st century and the major challenge for the archival endeavour is the existential threat from climate change (global warming), requiring an urgent switch to environmental sustainability, in all areas of archival practice. https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/boletimauc/article/view/15651ArchivisticsArchivingArchival turnEphemeralityCarbon footprintSustainability
spellingShingle Eric Ketelaar
Celebrating change in archives
Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra
Archivistics
Archiving
Archival turn
Ephemerality
Carbon footprint
Sustainability
title Celebrating change in archives
title_full Celebrating change in archives
title_fullStr Celebrating change in archives
title_full_unstemmed Celebrating change in archives
title_short Celebrating change in archives
title_sort celebrating change in archives
topic Archivistics
Archiving
Archival turn
Ephemerality
Carbon footprint
Sustainability
url https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/boletimauc/article/view/15651
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