While outlining the goals and impacts that community archives organize around, the text argues crucial parts of community archives involve the personal dimensions that center the construction and purpose of developing a community archive, autonomy/independence, ownership, and sustainability. Personal dimensions refer to the diverse stakeholders involved in the curation and curation of a community archive. Autonomy, ownership, and sustainability refers to the desire for the archive to adapt to address new contexts and issues. However, the text highlights that community archives can often meet goals while obtaining public funding.
