Pioneers in Maltese archives and libraries: people, contexts and institutions in 20th-century Malta.
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| Title: | Pioneers in Maltese archives and libraries: people, contexts and institutions in 20th-century Malta. |
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| Authors: | Farrugia, Charles1 (AUTHOR) charles.j.farrugia@um.edu.mt, Vanesio, Valeria1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Archives & Records. Winter2023, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p274-288. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Archives, *Library education, *Libraries, History of archives, Twentieth century, National archives |
| Geographic Terms: | Malta |
| Abstract: | This contribution shares the first findings and methodological approaches emerging from a research project aiming at exploring how 20th-century archives and libraries in Malta were perceived and in turn shaped by people who engaged and dedicated their lives to their mission. The project also intends to reconstruct the early embryonic development of the profession in Malta, provide a better understanding of the custodial history of archival and library collections on the island, and contribute to the recent local development of university-level archival and library education. To retrace the steps of this pathway through the lens of the changes that are currently happening in Maltese holding institutions, extensive archival research and semi-structured interviews are held in collaboration with the community archive project Memorja (National Archives of Malta). The project will also lay the foundations to trace back the history of Maltese archives and libraries through the 19th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This contribution shares the first findings and methodological approaches emerging from a research project aiming at exploring how 20th-century archives and libraries in Malta were perceived and in turn shaped by people who engaged and dedicated their lives to their mission. The project also intends to reconstruct the early embryonic development of the profession in Malta, provide a better understanding of the custodial history of archival and library collections on the island, and contribute to the recent local development of university-level archival and library education. To retrace the steps of this pathway through the lens of the changes that are currently happening in Maltese holding institutions, extensive archival research and semi-structured interviews are held in collaboration with the community archive project Memorja (National Archives of Malta). The project will also lay the foundations to trace back the history of Maltese archives and libraries through the 19th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 23257962 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23257962.2023.2250747 |
