Abstract
PurposeOnline marketplaces, which provide on-demand goods or services through matching providers and consumers, have emerged in many sectors of the society. This paper aims to assess the need and speculate the design features of a specialized, online marketplace for archival services.Design/methodology/approachInterview data collected for a previous project were reanalyzed, and the websites of some online marketplaces were explored.FindingsExisting general-purpose online marketplaces are useful but limited. Archivists and closely related professionals, including conservators, genealogists and public historians, need a specialized online marketplace to connect with their clients. This specialized online marketplace for archival services could adopt some useful features of existing online marketplaces.Originality/valueTo the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first attempt to assess the need for an online marketplace for archival services.
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