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Michael R. Hill - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

Volume: 31

Series:
Qualitative Research Methods

Other Titles in:
Qualitative Research (General)

November 1993 | 96 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Historical and biographical work is becoming a more common type of qualitative research done by social scientists and usually requires the extensive use of formal archives housed in universities, governments, museums and other institutions. This practical and concise book provides an introduction for the novice on conducting archival research and covers such topics as contacting and preparing to work in archives, the protocol of using archives, and ways of organizing and referencing the useful data from the archive.

Introduction

Archival Sedimentation

Structure, Control, and Technology

Getting Started

`Targets' and `Tool Kits'

Orientation Interviews

Confronting the `Black Box' Problem

Life in the Reading Room

Strategies for Organizing Archival Data

Methodological Complexities

Publication, Citations, and Permissions

Non-Archival Data Sources

A fine introduction to archival research, which is likely to be particularly useful to undergraduates or postgraduates approaching archives for the first time.

Dr Magnus Feldmann

Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol

November 23, 2011

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