Archivists Add Value
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) Word of the Week is a weekly email produced by SAA’s Dictionary Working Group that defines new archives terms […]
The Value of a Taxonomy in Archiving
Archiving and storing historical records for the future is an admirable task. The North Vancouver Museum and Archives (NVMA) has been doing that since […]
Cataloging the World
By Melody Smith|June 23rd, 2015|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Cataloging the World
A new initiative of the Ancient World Mapping Center (AWMC) called Benthos aims to catalog and map the waters of the ancient Mediterranean basin. This information […]
Bringing the Past to the Future
By Melody Smith|May 26th, 2015|indexing, metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Bringing the Past to the Future
Going digital has many meanings, depending on the genre of data and on the type of business involved. For the Library of Congress, this […]
Revolution in the Reference Section
By Melody Smith|April 30th, 2015|News, reference|Comments Off on Revolution in the Reference Section
Drama in the archival world? Who would have thought? You may have heard about the two archivists at University of Oregon who handed over close to 22,000 school records to an economics professor just for the asking. One archivist has since resigned. The remaining archivist was recently placed on administrative leave. There is a petition going to reinstate him and more than 100 University of Oregon professors have signed.
Giving Back
By Melody Smith|April 8th, 2015|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Giving Back
Student and former teacher, Elizabeth Charlton, who completed her Diploma in Records and Information Management with the Open Polytechnic last year, has been awarded the Ian McLean Wards Scholarship and plans to put it to good use.
Are You My Mummy?
By Melody Smith|January 6th, 2015|indexing, metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Are You My Mummy?
Animalmummies.net is a searchable database of Ancient Egyptian animal mummies. The Animal Mummy Database search interface provides a good example of taxonomic facets. You can browse by Animal Type, Wrapping Type, or Museum.
Recording History
By Melody Smith|December 26th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Recording History
World War II veterans' average age is roughly 91 years old. So it is past time to record their stories to be sure history is not lost. Officials in a Tennessee county are doing just that.
Big Data as a Tool for Historians
By Melody Smith|August 26th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Big Data as a Tool for Historians
Big data has accumulated quite the reputation. Many possibly exaggerated claims have been made about its potential. Nothing short of saving lives and the universe, of course. But can it rewrite history?
History Just Got Bigger
By Melody Smith|August 4th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on History Just Got Bigger
EBSCO has increased the number of databases that are included in its policy for metadata sharing and technology collaboration partnerships with discovery vendors. A new total of 179 EBSCO full-text databases, as well as all 74 EBSCO full-text historical digital archives and all 550,000+ EBSCO eBooks will be available.