Towards a Better Description of Genre Archives: A Case Study of Travel Archives. Issue 6 (18th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arnold, Lee; van der Walt, Thomas
• Is Part Of: Cataloging & classification quarterly. Volume 57:Issue 6(2019)
• Page Start: 369
• Page End: 392
• Publication Date: 2019-08-18
• Subjects: Archival materials -- case studies -- subject access -- travel archives; Cataloging -- Periodicals; Classification -- Books -- Periodicals; 025.3
• DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2019.1656693
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-9374

Abstract

Abstract: Researchers attempting to access genre archives are often stymied by insufficient metadata. They frequently overlook collections because a processing archivist may not have described those collections in a way which would have benefitted their research. Historic travel writing, often the end-product of a travel archive, generally focused on pilgrimages, exploration, adventure, and leisure. Yet finding these types of archives is a difficult task due to either too narrow/too broad or insufficient metadata. Archivists can play a more active role in helping these collections expand their audiences by making them more accessible.