Preserving the Past to Uphold the Future

Technology and Archives

In the ever-shifting landscape of technology, it is the responsibility of librarians, researchers, and archivists to understand the relationship between technology and maintaining archival spaces. This blog aims to understand how technology aids archivists in preserving aspects of history and culture.

Many people imagine archives to be dusty old repositories for historical documents and memorabilia from times long past. However, in the age of digitization and advancing software, technology is used more than ever before in most archival spaces.

Exploring these technological advancements requires an understanding of how archives functioned before and during the advancement of modern technology.