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Archive: May 2016 (4 Posts)

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The Radcliffe Workshop on Technology & Archival Processing

Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder

This is a guest post from Julia Kim, archivist in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The annual meeting of the Radcliffe Technology Workshop (April 4th – April 5th, #radtech16) brought together historians, (digital) humanists and archivists for an intensive discussion of the “digital turn” and its effect on our work. The …

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Your Personal Archiving Project: Where Do You Start?

Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder

“Simplify, simplify.” — Henry David Thoreau, Walden. Most of us comb through a lifelong collection of personal papers and photos either when we have plenty of free time (typically in retirement) or when we have to deal with the belongings of a deceased loved one. All too often the job seems so daunting and overwhelming …

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The Harvard Library Digital Repository Service

Posted by: Mike Ashenfelder

This is a guest post by Julie Seifert. As part of the National Digital Stewardship Residency, I am assessing the Harvard Library Digital Repository Service, comparing it to the ISO16363 standard for trusted digital repositories (which is similar to TRAC). The standard is made up of over 100 individual metrics that address various aspects of …