Progress,Characteristics and Thinking of British Community Archives Construction:Taking the British"Community Archives and Heritage Award"as an Example
The construction of British community archives has a long history and rich practice,and tracking its latest trends is helpful to understand and grasp the current characteristics and future trends.By using network survey and case analysis methods,the development of community archives in the UK is summarized with the award-winning projects of the British"Community Archives and Heritage Award"as the analysis sample.It is divided into four stages:germination,rise,development,and transformation.The main characteristics of British community archives construction include the autonomy and cooperation of cultural memory institutions,the memory construction of mainstream and marginal groups,new technology application and digital archives construction.This leads to the thinking about the construction of British community archives,such as the integration of the country and the society,the connection between archives and memory,and the collision between humanities and technology.