Archive is one of the few words that is a noun and a verb. Actually, it is two different nouns: a place and a document.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, archive means "a place in which public records or other important historic documents are kept. Now only in pl.; A historical record or document so preserved; To place or store in an archive" (OED, 2008, online).
Likewise, an archivist is "a keeper of archives" (OED, 2008, online).
Source: Oxford English Dictionary. (2008). Retrieved on March 26, 2008 from http://dictionary.oed.com.proxy.usf.edu/cgi/entry/50011586?query_type=word&query
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I work in an academic library and archiving is just not possible. We do not have the funds or space. I feel most libraries will depend on the Library of Congress and large university to archive the material we need to preserve.
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