What is it about?
This paper explores the extent to which community archives with an online presence enable and encourage participation from the communities they represent. We analyse a selection of digital community archives from around the world as case studies and explore how community members are involved. We suggest that there is a spectrum of participation, ranging from more passive types of contribution to more active participation.
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Why is it important?
This work offers empirical evidence of different types and levels of participation to support the more theoretical works that have explored participative archiving.
Perspectives
For me, it was interesting to explore how different community archives have approached the involvement of their users and community members in the development of their digital presence. Larger questions around control are very interesting and require further study.
Professor Anne Goulding
Victoria University of Wellington
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This page is a summary of: From shoeboxes to shared spaces: participatory cultural heritage via digital platforms, Information Communication & Society, December 2020, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/1369118x.2020.1851391.
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