Now, Brenda's history of the list and its spectacular growth IS worth
publishing in the something more permament. Perhaps in a section of the
Society's Journal which replaces "The Society's Chronicle" or runs parallel
with it. Editors to comment please!
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Subject: history of list
> Thank you Sarah for pointing out that the description of the list on
> the web page was out of date. It is being amended to reflect the
> introductory file which is sent out to new members, and states that
> the primary purpose of the list is to facilitate discussion of all
> aspects of archival work in the UK.
>
> For those who are interested, the following is a note on the
> Archives and Internet Group as it disappears from view:
>
> The Archives and Internet Group was an informal one, dating back
> to 1994, when University archivists were preparing bids for the
> Follett funding round and issues of mounting information about
> archives on-line were under consideration for the first time. The
> Group was initially convened by Louise Craven and Una O'Sullivan
> (then both at HMC); I took over later. It had a lively existence for a
> few years but outlived its purpose and was wound up last year.
>
> Una established this list as a means of communication for the
> Group in February 1995, using the Mailbase infrastructure which
> was already in place. At the time access to email was largely
> limited to the HE sector. Since the list was seen to be fulfilling a
> useful purpose, it was decided to widen access to the whole
> archival community. We are grateful to Mailbase for allowing so
> many members from outside HE.
>
> The list is an open channel of communication managed by
> volunteer owners. It has no formal links with the Society of
> Archivists, though all four co-owners are members of the IT Sub-
> Committee. Over five and a half years membership has grown from
> the initial twenty or so to 800.
>
> Brenda Weeden
>
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> Brenda Weeden
> Archivist, University of Westminster
> ISLS
> 4-12 Little Titchfield Street
> London W1P 7FW
> Tel 020 7911 5000 ext 2524
> Fax 020 7911 5894
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