Archivists who work in academic archives to provide materials for students, researchers, administrators, and the public. 

Academic Archivist

Several of the following factors have contributed to expanding the definition of academic archives in the past two decades:
- Technological advances
- Merged archives programs
- Shrinking resources in academic libraries
- Need for closer cooperation with records management
- Overlap of archival work with other professions
- Wider range of archival materials available

Factors in Broadening the Definition of Academic Archives

Special collections include older or rare books and documents that require more care and are usually located in areas with limited access in order to preserve them. Each of these departments started from donors and book dealers and are maintained by special collection librarians. 

Special Collections in Academic Archives

The campus needs to collect and preserve institutional materials. Both the academic library and the administration needs to agree to the creation of an archive program, and then they can create an official document to establish the program.

Developing an Academic Archive

Archives located in colleges, universities, and other educational institutions; they preserve institutional history and serve the academic communities

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- Academic
- Business (for profit)
- Government
- Tribal 
- Church
- Film
- Non-profit
- Digital
- Picture
- Museum

Types of Archives

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Academic Archives

Owned by a private business. They store and maintain documents and items relating to the history of the company, helping them to maintain control over their brand image

Business (for profit) Archives

Can be owned by either local or federal governments. Store information on the history of the community they serve

Government Archives

Archives that include documents such as manuscripts, papal records, church records, oral histories, and more all relating to a church’s history

Church Archives

A collection of films and documents on film history

Film Archives

Includes historical societies and not-for-profit businesses and foundations. They are often funded by private donors

Non-profit Archives

A digital archive is a collection of digitized historical documents stored in an electronic repository. Digital records can be openly accessed online or electronic copies can be requested through the repository's document delivery service. 

Digital Archives 

A picture archive is a permanent collection of images, such as physical photographs or digital files. These collections are at times protected from commercial use unless a fee is paid.

Picture Archives

“Introduction to Archival Research: Types of Archives.” Research Guides. University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, July 3, 2021. https://libguides.colorado.edu/c.php?g=1154758&amp;p=8428086.  

A type of archive that documents the histories (local, cultural, and governmental) of indigenous communities. 

Tribal Archives

Museum archives serve to provide information about a museum’s various exhibitions as well as its history. Some materials in a museum archive may include organizational records, collection records, and other papers related to the museum’s subject of interest.

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