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Would it be possible with these digests to click on particular items in the topics list and be sent to the start of that article. I find this news update very useful, but spend quite a lot of time navigating when the agenda is busy.
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Topics of the day:
1. Folk music archive gains Swindon link (From This Is Wiltshire)
2. Fwd: This View of Life: The Role Of Writing And Recordkeeping In The
Cultural Evolution Of Human Cooperation
3. Fwd: 9,500 files missing from Mumbai municipal records
4. Library of Tourism Concern seeking a home
5. Call for Papers: Museums and The Material World - Collecting the Arabian
Peninsula
6. PREMIS Implementation Fair Workshop, 5 September 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
7. Fwd: A Remarkable Tale of Manuscript Sleuthing: the Ely Farming Memoranda
- Medieval manuscripts blog
8. Temporary closure of IET Archives
9. Job opportunity: Project Archivist, HSBC
10. Rolling, rolling, rolling
11. Business Archives Council Conference November 2013
12. VACANCY: Graduate Trainee Archives Assistant
13. Vacancy: Graduate Trainee - Westminster School
14. Fwd: The Varsity » Canadiana.org under fire for digitization deal with
Library and Archives Canada
15. Cardigan Continuum London - Summer Reading Challenge
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Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 20:48:06 -0500
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Subject: Folk music archive gains Swindon link (From This Is Wiltshire)
Folk music archive gains Swindon link (From This Is Wiltshire)
A COLLECTION of folk music from South Marston<http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/search/?search=South+Marston&topic_id=1282>author
Alfred Williams will form part of a huge new digital archive.
The Full English digital archive includes more than 58,400 items from some of the country's most important folk music collections - including manuscripts, notes and letters.
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Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 21:58:17 -0500
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Subject: Fwd: This View of Life: The Role Of Writing And Recordkeeping In The Cultural Evolution Of Human Cooperation
This View of Life: The Role Of Writing And Recordkeeping In The Cultural Evolution Of Human Cooperation Efforts to account for the emergence of large-scale cooperative human societies have focused on a range of cultural advances, from the advent of agriculture to the emergence of new forms of political regulation and social identification. A number of these cultural adaptations have been proposed to overcome the shortcomings of our innate psychological tools but little attention has been accorded to the role of writing and recordkeeping in the evolution of cooperation in large-scale societies, the main focus of the current study.
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Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 21:58:39 -0500
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Subject: Fwd: 9,500 files missing from Mumbai municipal records
9,500 files missing from Mumbai municipal records
Mumbai, July 6 (IBNS): The Mumbai municipality has "lost" around 9,500 files of official documents including key city and architectural plans, a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed. Plans of sensitive city structures like The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Indian Naval Hospital Asvini, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and some Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buildings are among the "lost" documents.
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 09:24:30 +0000
From: Stefan Dickers <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Library of Tourism Concern seeking a home
Hi all,
The Library of Tourism Concern is looking for a new home (see below). If anyone can help out with accommodation for this collection, please contact me off-list and I will forward on your details onto Paul Smith, the curator. http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk/index.php/news/315/61/Urgent-Appeal---Help-Save-our-Library.html
All the best,
Stefan
My name is Paul Smith and I have curated the library of Tourism Concern [TC] for some years. TC is an NGO which was founded in 1989 and has campaigned since that date on issues born of the impact of first world tourism on the indigenous host communities of the South or the so-called Third World. TC has been located for some years in premises of London Metropolitan University which are now being vacated. As a result we are looking for a home for our physically small but specialist library. I wonder if you can help us with this. Our holdings can be categorised as follows: Travel Guides (Rough Guides/Footprint Guides), book collection, a few specialist journals, pamphlet box collections of cuttings and 'grey' literature divided thus: subjects and countries. We do possess material which is apparently held in very few other collections - this is not my opinion but that of research users. Travel Guides and Books: 14 metres approx. Pamphlet boxes (subjects) 15 metres very approx. Pamphlet boxes (countries) 19 metres approx. There are additionally some pamphlet boxes covering UK regions and London, a few reference works, and some theses presented by past grateful users of the Library together with statistics published by the World Tourism Organisation. Stefan Dickers Library and Archives Manager Bishopsgate Institute 230 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QH
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 02:31:25 -0700
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Subject: Call for Papers: Museums and The Material World - Collecting the Arabian Peninsula
MUSEUMS AND THE MATERIAL WORLD: COLLECTING THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Edited by Pamela Erskine-Loftus
List members may be interested in contributing to this forthcoming book,
which will be published by MuseumsEtc in early 2014. Please also feel free
to forward to colleagues who may have particular experience or interests in
this field. The deadline for proposals is 12 August.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
MUSEUMS AND THE MATERIAL WORLD: COLLECTING THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Edited by Pamela Erskine-Loftus
We invite international submissions to be included in this forthcoming
book, being published by MuseumsEtc [www.museumsetc.com] early in 2014.
The continuing rapid expansion of museums in the Arabian Peninsula has
greatly increased the emphasis on collections and collecting in the region.
Collections in the Peninsula range in size and type from natural history,
science and living collections, to heritage and history, fine art, new
media, aviation, and sport. Concurrent with this museum growth is the
increase in semi-public art collections, international temporary
exhibitions and loaned collections, and the expansion of archaeological
excavations.
Purpose
The purpose of this publication is to examine both the collecting (of
material and nonmaterial culture) within the Arabian Peninsula, and the
management of Peninsula collections held outside the region itself. We seek
to establish a dialogue between museums in the Peninsula and those outside
the region who face similar challenges, or whose collections are relevant
to the Peninsula.
Editor
Museums and the Material World will be edited by Pamela Erskine-Loftus, who
has worked in museums for fifteen years, in the United States (including
MoMA, New York), the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Pamela is the editor
of Reimagining Museums: Practice in the Arabian Peninsula published by
MuseumsEtc. earlier this year, and she established the online crowdsourced
site MAPcollective, for the sharing of resources on museums and museology
in the Peninsula. Pamela holds a doctorate in Arabian Peninsula museology,
and a Masters in Museum Studies with a dissertation on the effects of the
1991 Gulf War on art museums in Kuwait and Iraq, and has written and
presented internationally on aspects of Peninsula museology.
Submissions
Submissions are welcome in one of two formats - essay or précis. Essays of
2,000 - 6,0000 words address and discuss larger aspects of practice;
shorter précis of 1,000 - 2,000 words, should take a more detailed form to
discuss a very specific aspect or example.
This publication will discuss the two distinct areas of collecting and
collections management, moving from the macro to the micro. Specific
aspects of interest include, but are not limited to:
Collecting
* Collection formation with regard to understandings of ownership, use of
international codes/laws, and methods of collection
* Non-collecting museums and their use of loaned collections
* Creation of non-traditional collections; the creation of handling or
teaching collections
* Politics of collecting, its implications on collection types, and aspects
of "collecting ourselves" and "collecting others"
* Merging of existing collections
* Issues related to "difficult collections" (e.g. weaponry, collections
related to war or conflict, "dark heritage", socially objectionable subject
matter)
* Collecting as a component of culture, attitudes towards collecting, and
its place within society
* Collecting of intangible heritage and non-material culture
* The collecting of Peninsula heritage, natural history and art by
international museums (museums outside the Peninsula), and related issues
of ownership, provenance, collection management and collection growth
* Collections as components of the new "destination museums" in the Gulf
* Cities as mass tourism destinations, the advancement of cultural tourism,
and the impacts of tourism growth
* Accessioning and deaccessioning within the contexts of the region and
understandings of ownership, collections held in public trust, and public
domain
Collections Management
* Aspects of management systems and multiple languages
* Fieldwork and collecting
* Open storage
* Audience/visitor access to collection information
* Inventive and appropriate solutions to the issues of object care,
storage, documentation or provenance
* Conversion of paper-based to electronic management systems, and the
implications
* "Customary" collections and the inclusion of locally understood
attributes and meanings within object care and storage
* Partnerships with international institutions
* The loan of objects to international institutions
* The loan of objects from international institutions
* The management, preservation and interpretation of object(s) in situ
Submissions
Museums and the Material World aims to develop a dialogue on current
collections practice between museums in the Peninsula and museums in the
USA, Europe and beyond which are dealing with similar issues. Therefore we
are particularly interested in:
* Collaborative submissions between Peninsula and international museums/
collections, which offer multiple facets of a discussion. Submissions may
take the form of a collaborative contribution, or two/three shorter
separate contributions addressing aspects of the same issue.
* International contributions that offer ideas and insight related to
Peninsula issues.
Museums and the Material World will be published in English, therefore all
contributions must be submitted in English; translation services will not
be provided. The Editor will be happy to assist with collaborator
suggestions and contacts in order to facilitate collaborative submissions.
Inquiries concerning this should be sent to the Editor as soon as possible
and well in advance of the abstract submission deadline.
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Contributors will receive complimentary print and digital copies of the
publication and a discount on more. The book will be published in both
print and digital formats by MuseumsEtc in early 2014.
DEADLINES
ABSTRACTS: due 12 August
CONTRIBUTORS NOTIFIED: by 18 August
COMPLETED PAPERS: due 18 November
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:35:22 +0100
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Subject: PREMIS Implementation Fair Workshop, 5 September 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
Apologies for cross-posting. Please forward this announcment to any interested parties.
***** PREMIS Implementation Fair Workshop ******
Thursday 5 September 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
As part of iPRES2013, the PREMIS Editorial Committee is holding the latest in a series of Implementation Fair Workshops. It is intended to give implementers of the PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata an opportunity to discuss topics of common interest and find out about the latest developments of the standard and of projects using PREMIS. See:
http://ipres2013.ist.utl.pt/ws2-ipres2013-premis-workshop-proposal.pdf
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Part 1: A View from the Editorial Committee
13:30-13:45 Introduction:
A brief introduction to the workshop.
13:45-14:00: Update on PREMIS activities.
A brief overview of PREMIS activities since the last PREMIS Implementation Fair in Oct. 2012 will be given, including changes to the Data Dictionary as part of the development of PREMIS version 3.0.
14:00-14:45: Changes in the PREMIS Data Model.
The next major version of the PREMIS Data Dictionary will be released by the end of the year 2013; an update on the main evolutions of the PREMIS Data Model and Data Dictionary will be given. Notably, the revised data model will consider Intellectual Entities differently. Additionally, this new version provides a better way to describe Environments separately from Objects and allow software and hardware registries to be linked to. This modeling work, and the new features that it allows, will be described.
14:45-15:05: Changes for Preservation Policy Metadata.
The new version of PREMIS also allows the preservation policy applied to preserved digital objects to be recorded in more detail by updating the preservationLevel semantic container.
15:05-15:35 PREMIS OWL ontology.
A revised version of the OWL ontology is to be published in Spring 2013, and all the PREMIS controlled vocabularies will be published at the same time. The ontology allows users to express PREMIS using RDF, and to work easily with Linked Open Data, at a time when those technologies are being used more and more in registries (e.g. UDFR, PRONOM). Along with the existing PREMIS XML schema, this provides an alternate PREMIS endorsed serialization format, and can be leveraged to address problems of distributed preservation metadata across several preservation repositories or format registries and allow PREMIS metadata to be queried easily.
15:35-16:05 Break
Part 2: A View from the Field
16:05-16:25 Preservation Health Check Report.
The Open Planets Foundation and OCLC Research are conducting a pilot that runs through 2013-2014. The activity involves the National Library of France as a pilot site that provides the preservation metadata from their operational repository and deposit systems. The project consists of a quality analysis of the real-life preservation metadata (METS/PREMIS) used by the pilot site, and intends to demonstrate the value of preservation metadata in mitigating risks by aligning the PREMIS Data Dictionary to risk factors. An update will be givenon the current state of the project with particular emphasis on the initial outcomes.
16:25-18:30 Implementations.
Specific PREMIS implementations will be reviewed and specific issues encountered by implementers will be discussed.
We are looking for contributions from implementers. If you would like to present on a topic or project, please contact us at:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/contact-premis.php
*Who should attend:*
* Digital preservation practitioners: digital librarians and archivists, digital curators, repository managers and those with a responsibility for or an interest in preservation workflows and systems.
* Digital preservation researchers/experts: those who have been involved in research and/or standardization activities on preservation metadata implementation, metadata scheme development and modeling risk assessment frameworks.
* Anyone involved in selecting, designing, or planning a preservation project or repository using preservation metadata.
*Registration*:
To register please go to the iPres 2013 registration page. Attendance will be limited to 50 participants.
Thank you,
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 06:10:58 -0500
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Subject: Fwd: A Remarkable Tale of Manuscript Sleuthing: the Ely Farming Memoranda - Medieval manuscripts blog
A Remarkable Tale of Manuscript Sleuthing: the Ely Farming Memoranda - Medieval manuscripts blog n a slim box in the manuscripts secure storage at The British Library are three parchment fragments, mounted side-by-side between two pieces of glass in a wooden frame. Two are about the length and width of a ruler, the other is almost the same length but twice as wide. On both sides of the parchment are notes in Old English, some damaged and partially erased, written by several different scribes in a reasonably neat Anglo-Saxon script of the early 11th century. -
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:45:57 +0000
From: "Locker,Anne" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Temporary closure of IET Archives
Dear all,
The IET Archives at Savoy Place, London, is now closed to visitors. This is in preparation for the closure of its current location at Savoy Place on 19 July 2013 for a 2-year refurbishment.
A new archive centre is being built next door to Savoy Place at Savoy Hill House, and this centre is scheduled to open in the autumn of 2013 when visitors will again be welcome. In the intervening period before the opening of its new home the archives will be moved to offsite storage. We will continue to answer enquiries, both postal and e-mail, throughout his period, but our response times are likely to be slower than usual.
The IET Library, also located at Savoy Place, will be temporarily co-located to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers at 1 Birdcage Walk, London, for the entirety of the two-year refurbishment before returning to Savoy Place in 2015. The library reading room is currently closed to visitors, but library services will resume from 1 Birdcage Walk on 22 July 2013.
Changes to the library and archives services have also been posted to the IET library and archive home page at http://www.theiet.org/resources/library/.
Thanks
Anne Locker
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:54:36 +0100
From: Tina Staples <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Job opportunity: Project Archivist, HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc, London: Project Archivist (1 year)
Responsibilities:
HSBC will be marking its 150th anniversary in 2015 and the Archives department is heavily involved in a number of significant projects building up to the occasion. These include the writing and publication of a new history book; organising an exhibition in partnership with a Hong Kong museum; producing films, brochures and other supporting materials for client dinners, employee engagement events etc.
This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of these projects. Key activities will include the detailed cataloguing of priority record series and the identification of relevant material for digitization. The main focus for this work will be photographic and audio visual collections. It will also be necessary to carry out detailed research on key archival sources in order to verify additional historical information for use in projects.
The jobholder will also provide general assistance with professional archival duties to support the department during this busy period. This will involve answering historical enquiries; supervision of researchers; tackling preservation tasks; curating displays and helping to host visits at the Archives centre.
Requirements:
The jobholder must have a first degree and a post-graduate qualification in Archives Management (or a related discipline such as Information Management/Library Studies - with specialism in Archives).
The jobholder will possess at least 1 years' experience; preferably with some time spent in a corporate Archive. Prior experience in using Calm cataloguing software will also be an advantage.
Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication; customer service; research and time management skills.
Further details:
* Based at HSBC's London Archive Centre, Canning Town, E14
* Salary range between £30,000-34,000 per annum, dependent on experience
* 35 hours per week
* 12 month temporary contract via an external agency with possibility for extension
* Starting as soon as possible
Applications:
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:02:16 +0000
From: Jane Newton <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Rolling, rolling, rolling
We are planning new archive storerooms, and have been looking at motorised shelving systems with integrated lights. We have been told that they have the advantage of smooth operation, improved lighting, and automatic spacing at night to assist the fire suppression system, etc but we're not convinced that these override the cost of installation and maintenance, and the greatly increased complexity of operation. We would like to hear, from those of you who are working with a motorised shelving system, what your experiences are. Does anyone have strong opinions for or against? Many thanks Jane
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:59:46 +0000
From: "Reeves, Josette" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Business Archives Council Conference November 2013
Business Archives Council Conference 2013
Show me the money! - Securing Funding for Business Archive Projects
This year's conference will be held on Thursday 7th November 2013 at the Boots Archive, Thane Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG90 4XY.
The aim of the conference is to look at funding for business archive collections in various institutions. As well as looking at case studies where archives have successfully received funding, and what has been achieved in these projects, the conference will also aim to provide practical advice and information on how to go about securing funding.
Speakers this year include:
Valerie Johnson, The National Archives
Sophie Clapp, Boots
Stacy Capner, Richard Burton Archives, Swansea University Adrian Steel, The British Postal Museum & Archive Susan Gentles and Amy Procter, Standard Chartered Bank
The conference will also include a panel session where delegates will have the opportunity to hear from, and put questions to, representatives from various institutions offering funding, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, The National Archives, and the Business Archives Council.
The BAC is pleased to announce that it is offering 5 bursaries that will cover the cost of the conference fee. Applicants whose employers would not normally be able to fund their attendance will be given priority, as will those not already working in the business archive sector. To apply, please email Adam Hillhouse at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> stating your name, organisation and why you would like the bursary, by 30 August 2013. Applicants will be informed of the outcome by mid-September.
To book your place:
A special 'early bird' rate of £70 is available if booking before 30 September. After this, the charge will be £80 for BAC and ABH members and £100 for non-members. A second or third delegate from the same member organisation will cost £60 each. We are pleased to be able to offer a discounted rate of £20 for students and low waged delegates.
A booking form can be found on the BAC website at: http://www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk/activitiesobjectives/conference/2013conf
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:43:28 +0000
From: "Jane, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: VACANCY: Graduate Trainee Archives Assistant
The Archive and Special Collections Service at Falmouth University and University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus is delighted to announce the following vacancy:
Graduate Trainee Archive Assistant £15,105 - £16,420 per annum
Fixed-term September 2013 - August 2014
This fixed-term position which would suit an enthusiastic graduate who wishes to pursue a future career in Archives. Primary duties include the supervision of users and answering of enquiries, although this post offers the opportunity to gain experience across all aspects of a small but busy HE Archives and Special Collections Service. Additional duties will include some cataloguing work and support for outreach activities, along with the possibility of completing Records Management and overseas placements. This post will also offer the opportunity to gain experience in the provision of an effective Help Desk within a busy HE Library.
You should be a graduate or have an equivalent level of qualification and have experience of working in Archives in a paid or voluntary role, along with a desire to progress to one of the postgraduate archive qualifications. As such, this post is less suitable for those having already achieved a qualification in archives administration or comparable subject.
Further information about the Archive and Special Collections Service, including blogs from current and previous postholders, is available at www.falmouth.ac.uk/archives<http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/archives>
To request an application pack please contact our vacancy line on 01326 213717 or visit www.fxplus.ac.uk/jobs<http://www.fxplus.ac.uk/jobs> where full application packs are available online. Closing date for applications: 26 July 2013.
As line manager for this post I am happy to answer informal enquiries and am available until Thursday 18th July.
Sarah C Jane MA, RMARA
Archivist & Special Collections Officer
Library & Information Services
Penryn Campus, Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ
Direct line: 01326 254303 (ext. 4303)
Mobile: 07789 745530
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:48:26 +0000
From: Elizabeth Wells <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Vacancy: Graduate Trainee - Westminster School
Westminster School is seeking to employ an Archive and Records Management Assistant (Graduate Trainee) from September 2013 on a full-time one year fixed term contract. Salary for the post will be £20,000 p.a.
Westminster School is a modern boarding and day School with origins tracing back to the medieval Benedictine Abbey at Westminster. The School survived the dissolution of the monasteries due to the intervention of Henry VIII and to the Royal patronage conferred by his daughter Elizabeth I when she granted the College its Royal Charter in 1560. The School has throughout its history provided education for boys, and to this day remains predominantly a boys' School. However girls were first admitted to the School in 1973 and today up to 60 girls join the 6th Form at 16+ for A Levels. Westminster School comprises the Great School and the Under School, the latter being a Boys' Preparatory School from which most pupils enter the Great School after Common Entrance. The Great School presently numbers about 740 with half in the three years from 13+ Entry through to GCSE and half in the 6th Form and Remove studying for A-levels.
Westminster School is committed to developing its heritage collections which include records, rare books, works of art and artefacts and improving records management throughout the organisation. Throughout the period of the contract the post holder will receive training from their line manager, a qualified Archivist and Records Manager, to help equip them to apply for one of the recognised postgraduate archival courses or similar heritage sector qualification.
For further information about the post or to apply please visit our website www.westminster.org.uk<http://www.westminster.org.uk/> or e-mail [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Closing date for applications 5pm Wednesday 24 July 2013.
Westminster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Elizabeth Wells
Archivist and Records Manager
Westminster School
Little Dean's Yard
London
SW1P 3PF
Tel: 020 7963 1110
Check out the Archive's latest project: Edward Lear's Grecian Travels http://edwardlear.westminster.org.uk/
Journal of a Westminster School Boy, Lawrence Tanner's diary from 1908-1909, is now available online: http://tanner.westminster.org.uk/
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:54:01 -0500
From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fwd: The Varsity » Canadiana.org under fire for digitization deal with Library and Archives Canada
The Varsity » Canadiana.org under fire for digitization deal with Library and Archives Canada Canadiana.org is jointly operated by Canadian university libraries. It is a non-profit organization specifically dedicated to preserving Canadian heritage by making historical records available online.
http://bit.ly/15rqGwC
Source: http://thevarsity.ca/2013/07/05/canadiana-org-under-fire-for-digitalization-deal-with-library-and-archives-canada/
See if people are clicking on this link: http://bit.ly/15rqGwC+ Try the bitly.com sidebar to see who is talking about a page on the web: http://bitly.com/pages/sidebar
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 21:02:40 +0100
From: Jenny Bunn <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Cardigan Continuum London - Summer Reading Challenge
As the lovely weather kicks in, Cardigan Continuum London have decided that they would like to read something a bit lighter over the summer months, and so, rather than set a text, this time there is an open choice and you can read anything you like so long as it meets the following criteria;
* it must be fiction,
* it must have some connection with archives or records or archival
themes
* it must in your view be good holiday reading.
Once you have made up your mind what you are going to read, why not let everyone know by adding a comment on the Cardigan Continuum blog
(http://thecardigancontinuum.wordpress.com/) and, for those of you who do not know where to start, the following article by Arlene Schmuland 'The Archival Image in Fiction: An Analysis and Annotated Bibliography <http://archivists.metapress.com/content/v767822474626637/fulltext.pdf> ' (American Archivist 62:1 1999) has a list of 128 to choose from.
Given that everyone will be on holiday reading, there will be no face to face meeting until the autumn, but we will have a Twitter chat on 26 August to discuss what we think of our choices. See you then and have a good summer.
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