Archives Users in the Digital Era: a review of current research trends

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  • Carolyn Harris

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Author Biography

Carolyn Harris

 

Carolyn Harris has an Honours degree in History and English from McMaster University. She is a first year student at Dalhousie's School of Library and Information Studies, where she has developed a great interest in archival studies. Her article was adapted from a literature review assignment in a Research Methods course. Ms. Harris plans to complete her MLIS in 2005-2006 in the Archives stream at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information Studies.

References

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