ArchiveGrid
ArchiveGrid is a collection of over five million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web. It contains archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives. Contribution to the system is available to any institution. Most of the contributions are from United States based institutions, but many other countries are represented, including Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. ArchiveGrid is associated with OCLC Research and helps to advance their goals of making archival collections and materials easier to find. ArchiveGrid is described as "the ultimate destination for searching through family histories, political papers, and historical records held in archives around the world."
Producer | OCLC (United States) |
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History | 2006 to present |
Access | |
Cost | Free |
Coverage | |
Record depth | Index & abstract |
Format coverage | archival material descriptions |
Links | |
Website | researchworks |