ArchiveGrid is a collection of over five million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web.
[1] ArchiveGrid is associated with OCLC Research and helps to advance their goals of making archival collections and materials easier to find.
[2] ArchiveGrid is described as "the ultimate destination for searching through family histories, political papers, and historical records held in archives around the world.
The materials on ArchiveGrid are described as "historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more," which users can access through a search or the map feature.
[10] ArchiveGrid considers its main users to be researchers, specifically faculty, students, and genealogists, and improves the site based on the needs of that group; however, there is an increase in people who want to search through archival materials for hobbies, jobs (such as writers and filmmakers), and other personal interests.