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Deseronto Dreams: Archives, Social Networking Services, and Place
Ist Teil von
Archivaria, 2015-04, Vol.79, p.1
Ort / Verlag
Ottawa: Association of Canadian Archivists
Erscheinungsjahr
2015
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Beschreibungen/Notizen
The vision in Deseronto, Ontario, is that the town’s Archives should be like its water tower: a reliable, essential, and conspicuous part of the community it serves, delivering its contents whenever they are needed, with the minimum of effort on the part of the end user. Since 2007, the Deseronto Archives has taken advantage of a number of social networking services (SNS) to make its records available to a wider audience for more than the one day per week that its reading room is open. By posting digitized records and news items to SNS, Deseronto Archives has built an online following of current and former Deserontonians and others who have taken an interest in this small town’s history. This success goes some way to demonstrating the continuing relevance of local identities – of “place” – on the Internet and the hybrid online/offline nature of contemporary culture. In particular, the authors consider how SNS allow the formation of “weak ties” between Deseronto Archives and its online users. These weak ties benefit users in creating their online identities and benefit the Deseronto Archives in demonstrating institutional relevance and allowing it to expand its base of users and supporters beyond those willing and able to visit the reading room during its six open hours per week.