Very common. I see *archival collection* or *archives* attached to all manner of newspaper and periodical backfiles, as well as other "old" stuff and electronic files that are really just data dumps. In a lot of cases, using "archive" as a verb just means to "save." (So, that junk drawer in my kitchen is an archives!) |((| Ellen Chapman, MLS, MA, CA |))| Archives & Manuscripts Department |((| University of Hawaii at Manoa Library On Fri, 2 Jun 2006, Leon Miller wrote: > I've just come across the term "archival collection" in a context meaning > purchased digitized back issues of journals and digitized collections of > rare books sold by vendors to libraries as a single "collection." How common > is the use of the term "archival collection" in such settings? > > Lee > > > ---- > Leon C. Miller, Manuscripts Librarian > Special Collections, Jones Hall > Tulane University Libraries > New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 > ph: 504-865-5685, fx: 504-865-5761, [log in to unmask] > http://specialcollections.tulane.edu > > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. > For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname > *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>