Archival Connections

Archival Connections
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	Platform Monopolies and Archives
I am at the InterPARES Trust North American Team meeting in Vancouver, and the issue of platform monopolies has risen to the top of my mind. Here is a quick list of readings I’ve thrown together while listening to and engaging in the discussion: For now, I don’t have much to say, other than this: As a … Continue reading Platform Monopolies and Archives
	SIA Workshop Links
Just sharing a few links for use during the SIA workshop I’ll be teaching later today: Google Form for Exercises SIA Workshop Slides
	Scaling Machine-Assisted Description of Historical Records
One of the questions I’ve been grappling with as part of the Archival Connections research project is simple: Is there a future for the finding aid?  I’m inclined to think not, at least not in the form we are used to. Looking to the future, I recently had the chance to propose something slightly different, and … Continue reading Scaling Machine-Assisted Description of Historical Records
	Social Feed Manager Takeaways
Later this week, I’ll be introducing the Archival Connections Project at the Society of Indiana Archivists Meeting.  During the first year of this project, one focus of my work was evaluating and developing some recommendations for using Social Feed Manager, a tool developed by George Washington University Libraries. My full report is here, for those interested:  https://gwu-libraries.github.io/sfm-ui/resources/SFMReportProm2017.pdf. Without … Continue reading Social Feed Manager Takeaways
	Arrangement and Description in the Cloud: A Preliminary Analysis
I’m posting a preprint of some early work related to the Archival Connections project.  This work will be published as a book chapter/proceedings by the ArchiveSchule in Marburg.  In the meantime, here is the preprint: Archival Arrangement and Description in the Cloud A Preliminary Analysis
	Installing Social Feed Manager Locally
The easiest way to get started with Social Feed Manager is to install Docker on a local machine, such as a laptop or (preferably) desktop computer with a persistent internet connection. Running SFM locally for anything other than testing purposes is NOT recommended. It will not be sufficient for a long-term documentation project and would … Continue reading Installing Social Feed Manager Locally
	Preserving Email Report Summary
Earlier today, I provided a summary of Preserving Email, a Technology Watch Report I wrote back in 2011.  I'll leave it to others to judge how well that report holds up, but I had the following takeaways when re-reading it:
	Introducing Archival Connections
Welcome! This shares information from a five-year research project that I am coordinating at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The project aims to make it easier for people to find and use the materials managed by archival repositories like the University of Illinois Archives, where I work.  You can read more about the project on the … Continue reading Introducing Archival Connections