Archives and the Australian Great War centenary
Retrospect and prospect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21458610 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Piggott (0000-0001-6522-998X, Independent Researcher, Canberra, Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-122 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archives and Manuscripts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6895 • E-ISSN: 2164-6058 |
| Publisher | Australian Society of Archivists (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01576895.2020.1757474 |
| OpenAlex | W3026330834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Based on a keynote address to the 2018 International Society for First World War Studies conference, the author’s survey of a centenary of archival endeavour comprises four time periods and two themes. It highlights the unique role of the Australian War Memorial and its initial documentation priorities favouring Dr C.E.W. Bean’s official war history, the battlefront and the war dead. A post-centenary open-ended aftermath is also discussed covering processing backlogs, the prospective idea of ‘digital breakthrough’ and the archival implications of ever-widening understandings of the war and its endless aftermaths. The paper ends with an appeal for new voices in researching the documentation of Australia’s Great War experience
Ancient history · Appeal · Documentation · First world war · Library science · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Archaeological Research and Protection · Computer Science · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |