Nothing like a 90’s catch phrase you never wanted to hear again to get things started! Last week, I had the privilege of attending the first ever AtoM Camp, hosted by Artefactual Systems, the lead developers of[…]
Category: Description
Archival Backlogs: Tackling the Mountain
I have had the great privilege of starting a municipal archives. With grand intentions and a touch of naiveté, I set out to process everything that came in before acquiring the next fonds or collection. One[…]
Many hands make light work? Crowdsourcing archival description and transcription
I get asked regularly whether I am digitizing everything in my archives’ holdings. There is an expectation that everything is digitized and accessible without having to physically enter an archives. But digitization is just the beginning.[…]