Dear All
I am a student at the University of Liverpool studying a MA in archives and
record management. I am currently researching my dissertation regarding the
exploitation of business archives. I am hoping to survey business records
held in business archive units, record offices and specialist repositories,
to examine their research uses and how the archives can be promoted to
increase the exploitation of business archives.
I am hoping to base my case studies in the north west England, and one
business archive has already agreed to help me. I am also investigating how
other organisations from different sectors promote their business archives
to the public (and internally for archives still held by the business). I
am going to examine current research trends and how archives can target
their promotions to cater for these research trends. Research trends will
involve not only academic and ‘professional’ research but
also ‘recreational’ research and family history.
Does any one know of current initiatives regarding the promotion of
business archives in public and private sectors? Are there any sources of
the current research use of business archives I can refer to? Does any one
have contacts for research societies who use business records? I am still
in the early stages of my research so any ideas about the topic will be
gratefully received.
Thank you in advance, and will be appreciative for any help anyone can
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Regards
Katie Mooney
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