In the era of big
data, archival data is quantified, multimodal and fragmented, and archivaldata
urgently needs to be transformed into archival resources and knowledge. And
challenges also existin the integration, mining, reconstruction and
dissemination of archival resources. At present, Chinais in the exploration
phase of developing both theoretical frameworks and practical approaches forarchival
digital narrative and multimodal archival resources. This paper aims to
construct a feasible andscalable multimodal archival narrative development
model to guide archives and GLAM institutions tocarry out archival narrative
development work more effectively, so as to innovate the mode of archivaldevelopment,
its utilization and service. Using the digital narrative theories of Seymour
Chatman andMarie-Laure Ryan as an analytical framework, it conducts a case
analysis of the narrative structure ofthe “Shanghai Municipal Archives” digital
humanities platform developed by the Shanghai MunicipalArchives. Based on the
results of the case study, it identifies the opportunities and challenges in
the field,and offers strategic solutions that can be replicated. Findings
indicate that archives should strengthen theconstruction of multimodal
resources, align narrative intentions with social interests, move beyond thetraditional
thinking of archival narrative arrangement, enrich narrative logic, and develop
Internet-basednarrative products, so as to present archival content and meet
the immersive and interactive needs of the public. The study concludes that
digital narrative is an effective development model that fits the technicaland
public characteristics of multimodal archival resource systems