International Archival Gateways

Objective: To promote cross-searching and interoperability among national archives' information systems.

Overview: Archival materials often wind up far away from their countries of origin, so scholars must look for information in the archives of many nations. Each national archive has a mandate to serve its nation first. As an international organization responsible for expanding archival access, RLG facilitated a cooperative effort among major national archives.

RLG's foundation work in this area was covered in the report from the May 2005 [link to "/en/page.php?Page_ID=373"] international archival gateways meeting. En français: Report published in Bulletin d’information francophone sur l’EAD, n°20, juin 2005.