Archival Science in the Context of the Networked Society

Authors

  • Joel Antonio Blanco-Rivera National School of Conservation, Restoration and Museography "Manuel del Castillo Negrete".

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v42n3a02

Keywords:

Social media archives, networked society

Abstract

The networked society has caused a significant growth of born-digital information, which is created, shared and managed through complex communication systems. Within this context, archivists have questioned the relevance of traditional archival theories and practices. This article examines the implications of the networked society to archival science, with a focus on social media archives. It argues that if we agree that archives are important agents for the construction of society's collective memories then we need to recognize that social media content is part of the human experience and therefore worthy of consideration por its selection and long-term preservation. Finally, the article identifies challenges and opportunities in the management of social media archives by explaining the preservation of President Barack Obama's social media archives and the creation of a collection of tweets about the 2017 students' strike at the University of Puerto Rico.

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Author Biography

Joel Antonio Blanco-Rivera, National School of Conservation, Restoration and Museography "Manuel del Castillo Negrete".

D. in Information Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh. M.S. in Information Sciences, University of Michigan. Graduate in Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico. His research interests are the analysis of archival theory in the digital context, archives and transitional justice, and digital content curation with particular attention to web archives and social networks.Professor at the National School of Conservation, Restoration and Museography "Manuel del Castillo Negrete".Mexico City - Mexico.

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Published

2019-08-31

How to Cite

Blanco-Rivera, J. A. (2019). Archival Science in the Context of the Networked Society. Revista Interamericana De Bibliotecología, 42(3), 213–221. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v42n3a02

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