Read about an archivist’s interesting experience of conducting research in another archive, something they compare to “being a guest in someone’s home in a different country and culture”.
By Daniel Mutibwa onSanket Somaiya shares his thoughts on the importance of archiving artefacts, on the lessons they teach us, and on the value we derive from them.
By Daniel Mutibwa onTake a look at Strong Rooms – a tourable art installation for public spaces, bringing archives out of the shadows and onto the doorstep of the midlands in England. Strong Rooms is a culmination of a successful £90,000 bid obtained from Arts Council England by Archives West Midlands.
By Daniel Mutibwa onIf you wish to attend this year’s Sustaining Community Heritage Conference – 10 years of celebrating community archives, you can access further details here.
By Daniel Mutibwa onYou may be interested in Stephanie Kingsley’s piece on the importance and complexity of archiving today’s digital artefacts.
By Daniel Mutibwa onClaire Adler – Heritage Lottery Fund Appointed Special Advisor for Community and Learning – shares ten essential tips on how to develop an HLF funded project.
By Daniel Mutibwa onRead Noémie Jennifer‘s interesting account on the significance of preserving our digital film heritage appropriately.
By Daniel Mutibwa onA.J. Dellinger writes about how “the Malware Museum gives users the opportunity to experience viruses from the 1980s and 1990s.”
By Daniel Mutibwa onWe continue to engage with what we think are interesting aspects revolving around digital technology and society, especially the relationship between the digital and everyday life situations. In this piece, for example, Elaine Quigley – a graphologist by trade – asks whether handwriting is becoming increasingly obsolete owing to the pervasiveness of digital technology, and…
By Daniel Mutibwa onHave a read of Jake Witz’s piece on how ever-changing technology is threatening digital music archives.
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