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Why Researchers Should Publish Archive Inventories Online: The Case of the Archives of French Equatorial Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

Vincent Hiribarren
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Abstract:

This short report gives the rationale behind the creation of the website https://archivescolonialesbrazzaville.wordpress.com/, dedicated to the colonial archives of French Equatorial Africa in January 2015. It is argued that researchers and archivists can build highly useful websites in Africa even with a limited Internet connection.

Résumé:

Ce court rapport explique comment un site web dédié aux archives coloniales de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française a été créé en janvier 2015: https://archivescolonialesbrazzaville.wordpress.com/. Il cherche à montrer que chercheurs et archivistes peuvent construire de très utiles sites web en Afrique même avec une connexion Internet limitée.

Type
Archive Reports
Information
History in Africa , Volume 43 , June 2016 , pp. 375 - 378
Copyright
Copyright © African Studies Association 2016 

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