noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
historiography; compilation of historical materials
Academic term referring to the scholarly process of collecting, examining, and compiling historical documents and records.
He is researching methods of historiography at the university.
This historiography project collected many old documents.
歴史学 is the broader academic discipline of history, while 史料編纂 specifically refers to the compilation and editing of historical source materials.
編纂 means compilation or editing in general; 史料編纂 narrows it to historical materials.
Compound of 史料 (historical materials) and 編纂 (compilation). The term is a Sino-Japanese word used in academic contexts.