As part of the campaign for International Archives Week, hosted by the International Council on Archives, this video is part of a series of chats with users and stakeholders involved with the Centre for Research and Collections and School of Scottish Archives.

Gary West is personal chair in Scottish Ethnology, and Director of the European Ethnological Research Centre. In this clip, Gary discusses archives and student research experience with Elliot Holmes, Archives and Library Assistant of the School of Scottish Studies Archives.