With apologies for cross-posting
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The latest edition of Dunaskin News, the online newsletter of
Glasgow University Archives Services, is now available at
http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/about/dunaskin/apr2002/
As well as all the usual news and gossip from GUAS, this months
issue focuses on the work of the Archives Hub
[http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk] in Glasgow Higher education
archives. Features include:
* What is the Archives Hub?
* Pineapple butt rot and parking metres: the users and aims of the
Archives Hub
* Searching the Hub
* The Science Bit: the technology behind the Hub and data
creation in Glasgow
* Featured collections from all Glasgow participating institutions
There is also a chance for you to win one of ten Archives Hub
mugs by entering our quiz at
http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/about/dunaskin/apr2002/hubquiz.html
Simply answer the 6 questions that require you search the
Archives Hub for descriptions and submit the answers using the
online form by 30 April.
The May issue of Dunaskin News will have a Local History theme
to coincide with the Historical Associations National History Week
4-12 May.
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David Powell (Archives Hub Project Archivist)
Glasgow University Archive Services
77-87 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow G11 6PW Tel: +44 (0) 141-330-4543
Scotland Fax: +44 (0) 141-330-4158
U.K. E-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk
Hub URL: http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk
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