The View From the Researcher's Desk: Historians' Perceptions of Research and Repositories

To gain a full picture of research use, it is necessary to explore not only who uses archives and what they use archives for, but also at what point researchers turn to archival materials, and where, how, and why such materials are used. To explore the potential of a broader-based analysis of information seeking and use, ten historians were interviewed about their views of research and their research practices, with special reference to their use of archival sources. Recommendations are offered concerning the training of both researchers and archivists.