Fundacja O Środka Karta. Program Archiwistyka Społeczna
Abstract
This paper will survey the state of the art of community archives in the UK. As
this is potentially a wide-ranging frame of reference special attention will be paid to
community archives created by the Digital Humanities and Oral History communities. Two
case studies will be examined, that of the ‘Dig Where We Stand’ community archives
project (http://tinyurl.com/ktc3z5j) and the Hidden Histories project
(http://hiddenhistories.omeka.net/). As well as exploring questions about the multifaceted
interrelationships that exist between community and national archives, this paper will
reflect on a host of challenges and benefits to be gained, for both academics and
communities, at the interface of such research and community-based practices
