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For other uses of the word "Archive", see Archive (disambiguation)

Archives refers to a collection of records, and also refers to the location in which these records are kept. Archives are made up of records which have been created during the course of an individual or organisation's life. In general an archive consists of records which have been selected for permanent or long-term preservation. Records, which may be in any media, are normally unpublished, unlike books and other publications. Archives may also be generated by large organizations such as corporations and governments. The highest level of organization of records in an archive is known as the fonds. Archives are distinct from libraries insofar as archives hold records which are unique. Archives can be described as holding information "by-products" of activities, while libraries hold specifically authored information "products". The word 'archives' is the correct terminology, whereas 'archive' as a noun or a verb is related to computer science. *

Etymology


The word archives (pronounced Ar-kives) is derived from the Greek arkhé meaning government or order (compare an-archy, mon-archy). The word originally developed from the Greek "arkheion" which refers to the home or dwelling of the Archon, in which important official state documents were filed and interpreted under the authority of the Archon.

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Employee Engagement Trumps Pay Hikes (latter are nice 2 IMO):http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2009/11/employee_engage_1.html
angela618 (Angela An) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:53:52 -0000
Employee Engagement Trumps Pay Hikes (latter are nice 2 IMO):http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2009/11/employee_engage_1.html
Archives: WTF! Is this Serious? Tyler Perry sued over one too many praises of the Goodness of Jesus http://bit.ly/8Vu1co
ALLREALTALK (Yante Knight) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:46:55 -0000
Archives: WTF! Is this Serious? Tyler Perry sued over one too many praises of the Goodness of Jesus http://bit.ly/8Vu1co
#Now: 「重い発言だ」と輿石氏 福島氏の連立離脱示唆で http://wnwks.com/tw/archives/16356.html
wnrktn (wnrktn) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:34:28 -0000
#Now: 「重い発言だ」と輿石氏 福島氏の連立離脱示唆で http://wnwks.com/tw/archives/16356.html
2ch: 【2ch】ニュー速クオリティ:卓球の愛ちゃん エロい写真撮られる 【否産経】  : http://news4vip.livedoor.biz/archives/51402421.html
bsiyo (bsiyo) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:50:05 -0000
2ch: 【2ch】ニュー速クオリティ:卓球の愛ちゃん エロい写真撮られる 【否産経】  : http://news4vip.livedoor.biz/archives/51402421.html
@BananaAsmn とりあえずこれ見とくといいw http://www.kajisoku.net/1/archives/eid180.html
Genjuroh (元十郎) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:34:27 -0000
@BananaAsmn とりあえずこれ見とくといいw http://www.kajisoku.net/1/archives/eid180.html
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footballweekly (footballweekly) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:25:11 -0000
Web Sports Magazine FOOTBALL WEEKLY : シェフチェンコ、自動車事故も無事 http://footballweekly.jp/archives/1101079.html

 
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National Archives of Norway - Information about the Norwegian State Archives System, covering the national and the regional archives. The archives holds documents back to the Middle Ages and from the union with Denmark up to 1814. The newer archives come from central administrative offices.

The Norwegian Historical Data Centre - National institution working to computerize the Norwegian censuses 1865 onwards together with the parish registers and other sources from the 18th and 19th centuries. NDHC is a centre at the University of Tromsø.

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