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Academic term referring to the scholarly process of collecting, examining, and compiling historical documents and records.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.
Compound of 史料 (historical materials) and 編纂 (compilation). The term is a Sino-Japanese word used in academic contexts.