Welcome to a year in archives 2016 A Year in Archives 2016 highlights some of the inspiring collaborative work that has taken place across the archives sector throughout the year.
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e would like to thank all of you who have contributed to helping illustrate how archives across the country are demonstrating their value to society and their local communities. The sector brims with innovative and creative possibilities under challenging circumstances. By working together, archives are finding new ways to showcase the uniqueness of their collections, through engaging with existing and new audiences, and in bringing history into people’s lives.
This year’s publication is designed to be used in many different ways. We hope that many of you will display and share it with your users so that we can all take part in celebrating how exciting a time this is to be an archive! Jeff James Chief Executive and Keeper, The National Archives