archivists
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Archives Sector: the Leadership Challenge
In October 2011, The National Archives took on additional leadership responsibilities for archives in England. One year on, this talk will explain our vision for leadership, review our achievements to date, and explore some of the challenges ahead. Isobel Siddons ...
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The Silken Paper Trail: openness and the national collective memory
Distinguished historians Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield and Professor Lisa Jardine CBE explore the value of our archival heritage and consider why ‘sustaining the collective memory of the nation is a first-order requirement’. Lord Hennessy is Attlee Professor of ...
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UKAD forum 2012: Linked data and the Step Change project
The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Geoff Browell and ...
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UKAD forum 2012: The launch of the British Library Integrated Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Bill Stockting talks ...
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UKAD forum 2012: Quickfire poster session
The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Quickfire poster session ...
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UKAD forum 2012: Linking data, linking lives
The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Jane Stevenson talks ...
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UKAD forum 2012: Discovery, The National Archives’ new catalogue
The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Guy Grannum talks ...
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An introduction to the first tranche of colonial administration records released at The National Archives
The National Archives is working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to transfer and begin releasing colonial administration records, referred to as the ‘migrated archives’ between April 2012 and November 2013, in accordance with the published timeline on the ...
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UKAD forum 2012: keynote talk
This is the keynote talk delivered by Bill Thompson at the United Kingdom Archives Discovery (UKAD) 2012 forum. The network is a collaborative group of archives and other information professionals, of which The National Archives is part, who are working towards opening up ...
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Filling the gaps
Professor Peter Hennessey presents records officers and information managers as ‘unsung heroes’ in providing historians, such as himself, with rich collections to use. He also discusses the hugely successful Waldegrave initiative which has led to hundreds of thousands of files ...
