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- For other uses of the word "Archive", see Archive (disambiguation)
Archives refers to a collection of records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. Archives are made up of records which have been created during the course of an individual or organisation's life. In general an archive consists of records which have been selected for permanent or long-term preservation. Records, which may be in any media, are normally unpublished, unlike books and other publications. Archives may also be generated by large organizations such as corporations and governments. The highest level of organization of records in an archive is known as the fonds. Archives are distinct from libraries insofar as archives hold records which are unique. Archives can be described as holding information "by-products" of activities, while libraries hold specifically authored information "products". The word 'archives' is the correct terminology, whereas 'archive' as a noun or a verb is related to computer science. *
Etymology
The word archives (pronounced Ar-kives) is derived from the Greek arkhé meaning government or order (compare an-archy, mon-archy). The word originally developed from the Greek "arkheion" which refers to the home or dwelling of the Archon, in which important official state documents were filed and interpreted under the authority of the Archon. More on [ Archive ]
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British Airways, strike union to resume talks
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:57:29 -0500
The two sides in the British Airways dispute agreed to talk Wednesday, days before cabin crew are set to go on a strike that could cause holiday travel chaos.
Iran tests long-range missile
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:26:06 -0500
Iran tested an "optimized version" of the Sajil missile, a surface-to-surface missile with a range that makes it capable of reaching parts of Europe, state-run television reported Wednesday.
Mom gets life for murdering son
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:09:54 -0500
An Iowa mother was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for slitting her 2-year-old son's throat and leaving him to die near a remote pond in 2008, a prosecutor said.
Philippines volcano eruption 'imminent'
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:30:15 -0500
Philippines authorities are evacuating about 50,000 people living near a volcano after it spewed lava and ash. A large-scale eruption was forecast as imminent.
Search suspended for 2 hikers
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:00:56 -0500
Citing the threat of avalanches, officials Tuesday suspended the search for two hikers missing on Mount Hood and held out little hope they would be found alive.
Wrong-day tourists eat with Obama
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:31:57 -0500
A Georgia couple arrived at the White House on the wrong day for a tour recently and got much more than they bargained for.
InfoZone News Museum - Newspaper industry museum at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library in Pueblo, Colorado.
Newseum - Interactive museum of news with behind-the-scenes views of how and why news is made. Newseum will open in Arlington, Virginia in 2006.
Meta Description: [ The Newseum — a 250,000-square-foot museum of news — will offer visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits. Opening on Oct. 15, 2007 in Washington, D.C. ]
Television News Archive - Archive of news broadcasts from 1968 to the present in the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
The Dead Media Project - Database of notes written and researched by mailing members pertaining to various forms of media and communications devices throughout history. An attempt to catalogue past forms so that future generations might remember them.
Meta Description: [ Home page of the Dead media Project ]
Yesterday's News - History weblog that taps a microfilm archive of Minnesota newspaper articles from the Star Tribune, photos and ads dating back more than a century.
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