The state of "Archive 2.0" in Germany

The state of Archive 2.0 in Germany

1. Introduction2. Web 2.0 in german

archives (overview)3. Conferences,

workshops…4. Working groups5. Outlook (2014)


1. Introduction• German archives = Social-

media-“Spätzünder“ (late bloomers) (2012)• Social media = state of current Internet• 2012: Social media plays hardly any role in

german archives• Beginnings, before 2012 (semi-professional

use, „private“ interests of archivists)


1. Introduction• Blog „Archivalia“

(since 2003) by Klaus Graf (Aachen, university archives)

• University of Aachen, archival Blog (since 2008)


1. Introduction• Mario Glauert

(Potsdam): „Archiv 2.0. Vom Aufbruch der Archive zu ihren Nutzern“ (German Archival Day, 2009)


1. Introduction• Gutsch, Susann: Web

2.0 in Archiven (book, published 2010) …

• Increasing institutional use of Social Media (2010 ff., Facebook): Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, Staatsarchiv München (few days online), Stadtarchiv Amberg…


2. Web 2.0 in german archives (overview)

• City archives as pioneers since 2010

• More than 1.000 Fans (Amberg, Mannheim, Speyer)

• At present: 64 (german-speaking) archives on Facebook



• Large institutions (Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen)

• Various smaller archives (changing their dusty image…)

• Closed Facebook-groups (e.g.: „Archivfragen“) …



• But not to forget: Facebook is only one component of Social Media

• Archives should be, where the customers are. We should be, where we can attract new customers

• What about Twitter (PR!) ?



• Flickr (collaboration, virtual exhibitions…)

• Crowdsourcing (cooperation between Bundesarchiv and Wikimedia, a few years ago; cancelled)

• (Digital) Cologne city archives



• Blogs (e.g. regional archival blogs, conference-blogs, topical blogs [archivistics] …)

• Blogportal (german-french, humanities): hypotheses.org



• Does a genuine „Archive 2.0“ exist in Germany? (no!)

• Social Media, digitization…

• And: „Archiv 2.0 is not so much about technology, as it is about attitude.“ (Christian van der Ven, BHIC, Netherlands)



• Example: Speyer city archives

• Social Media• „Arbeitsorganisation

2.0“ …

The state of Archive 2.0 in Germany(Blogs, Speyer)


3. Conferences, workshops


3. Conferences, workshops (e.g. Deutscher Archivtag 2012)


3. Conferences, workshops

e.g. Conference „Open archives?“ (Speyer 2012)


4. Working groupse.g. „Bundeskonferenz der

Kommunalarchive beim Deutschen Städtetag“ (Web 2.0 - guidelines, german city archives)


5. Outlook• Conference „Offene Archive 2.1“ (Open

archives 2.1)• Topics and initiatives (like „Blogparade“)• „Südwestdeutscher Archivtag 2014“

(crowdfunding, crowdsourcing…)• „Deutscher Archivtag 2014“ …


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The state of "Archive 2.0" in Germany

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