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I'm writing an essay for uni about archival practices and using T@L as an example, to be compared against critiques of the Library and Archives Canada offered in Karina Vernon's "Invisibility Exhibit," so I have a couple of questions about the library as an archive and would greatly appreciate the information.

-Who created the archive (i.e. professional/personal backgrounds) and who generally moderates it now?
-What were the main reasons for its creation?
-Why do you believe it became so successful?
-Is the library entirely digital or are there physical operations/archives as well?
-Does the library include only published texts or also self-submitted writings?
-What are some main areas of improvement for the archive as a whole (anything ranging from digital formatting to accessibility outside anarchist communities etc.)?
-What is the library's approach towards diverse inclusion of texts? I know users are able to submit texts, but does the archive itself seek out intersectional writings, such as about gender or racial issues?

Thanks!

rocinante Tue, 11/15/2022 - 22:56

Nice, glad you found that YouTube link - I was actually coming here to share the same thing, but with a library link found here:

https://bookshelf.theanarchistlibrary.org/library/librarian-the-anarchist-library-talk-at-2020-london-anarchist-bookfair-en

 

-What is the library's approach towards diverse inclusion of texts? I know users are able to submit texts, but does the archive itself seek out intersectional writings, such as about gender or racial issues?

The library aims to include a diverse array of anarchist texts and has tried to do this from the start (non-sectarian). I imagine that librarians and anonymous uploaders have sometimes chosen to upload certain texts because they resonate with the ideas found within the writing. It's also a lot more fun to curate texts that you find an interest in. Their is no official policy of the library, the impossible aim of the archive starting off was all the anarchist texts (within anarchist criteria) in the world as mentioned on the podcast.

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