Archives Microblogs and Archival Culture in China

Abstract

Abstract Microblogging, like Twitter in America, has become an important and influential platform for disseminating and sharing information and communicating with others in China. By October 20, 2013, 59 government public archives in China had opened their own microblogs on the biggest microblogging platform, Weibo, run by the Internet company Sina. However, the application of microblogging in Chinese archives has some problems and limitations including a small number of archives microblogs, a paucity of posts and followers, scanty information about archival holdings, lack of attention to the development of other related microblogs, and few planning or development strategies. Current studies in China allude to some of the problems and limitations of Chinese archives microblogs and articulate some recommendations, but they do not delve into the reasons for the existing problems of Chinese microblogs. This article analyzes the problems and limitations of Chinese archives microblogs from the perspective of a...