<s>
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
archival	O
material	O
descriptions	O
,	O
including	O
MARC	O
records	O
from	O
WorldCat	B-Library
and	O
finding	O
aids	O
harvested	O
from	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
is	O
associated	O
with	O
OCLC	O
Research	O
and	O
helps	O
to	O
advance	O
their	O
goals	O
of	O
making	O
archival	O
collections	O
and	O
materials	O
easier	O
to	O
find	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
is	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
destination	O
for	O
searching	O
through	O
family	O
histories	O
,	O
political	O
papers	O
,	O
and	O
historical	O
records	O
held	O
in	O
archives	O
around	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
redesign	O
,	O
RLG	O
launched	O
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
grant	O
,	O
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
was	O
freely	O
accessible	O
until	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
was	O
offered	O
as	O
an	O
OCLC	O
subscription-based	O
discovery	O
service	O
from	O
2006	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
became	O
a	O
free	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
remaining	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
OCLC	O
Research	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
provides	O
access	O
to	O
material	O
descriptions	O
,	O
finding	O
aids	O
,	O
and	O
contact	O
information	O
of	O
many	O
archival	O
institutions	O
from	O
many	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
materials	O
on	O
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
are	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
historical	O
documents	O
,	O
personal	O
papers	O
,	O
family	O
histories	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
access	O
through	O
a	O
search	O
or	O
the	O
map	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
considers	O
its	O
main	O
users	O
to	O
be	O
researchers	O
,	O
specifically	O
faculty	O
,	O
students	O
,	O
and	O
genealogists	O
,	O
and	O
improves	O
the	O
site	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
that	O
group	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
people	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
search	O
through	O
archival	O
materials	O
for	O
hobbies	O
,	O
jobs	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
writers	O
and	O
filmmakers	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
personal	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collections	O
are	O
included	O
directly	O
from	O
archives	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
MARC	O
records	O
from	O
WorldCat	B-Library
which	O
the	O
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
team	O
identifies	O
as	O
archival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
statistics	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
website	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
statistics	O
regarding	O
contributors	O
,	O
through	O
Google	B-Application
Analytics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiveGrid	B-Application
includes	O
collections	O
from	O
:	O
</s>
