Join us for the launch of 'Archives and Emotions: International Dialogues Across Past, Present, and Future', a groundbreaking Bloomsbury Publishing Plc text exploring intersections of archival practice, historical research, national & disciplinary borders. 🕰️ 23 Jan, 16:00 - 18:00 🗺️ The National Archives & online 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/edD5kDdJ The event will feature the volume's editors and contributors (including our very own Iqbal Singh), as well as major figures in the field of archives and the artist of the book cover. In-person and online attendees will have the opportunity to engage with contributors and ask them questions.
The National Archives, UK’s Post
More Relevant Posts
-
VIDES (Volume of Interdisciplinary Essays) 2024 is here! 🙌 The twelfth volume of our annual online journal features thirteen essays showcasing the remarkable ingenuity and variety of work from students in the second year of the Master's in Literature and Arts. There is something here to capture the interest of every curious reader, with articles exploring the Arthurian tradition, the history of British exploration and imperialism, issues of race, gender, and sexuality, the history of science, and even the history of time itself. Each of the articles in this volume focuses on two artefacts, a word we use to encompass not just objects that might be found in a museum but all kinds of products of human endeavour, including objects, images, and texts. Students are asked to choose two artefacts of different kinds and analyse them alongside each other, showing how they shed light on larger historical conditions or developments. 🔗Read online for free: https://buff.ly/4dHOnI6
-
-
Information professional specializing in library and archive customer experience and education | Library Services Technician | Online Facilitator - Archives
In the digital age, the role of libraries is evolving. The world's largest library, the Library of Congress, is not just a repository of books but a dynamic archive that decides what will be preserved for future generations. As professionals, we must appreciate the meticulous process that goes into curating history. It's a reminder of the responsibility we hold in creating content that is not only relevant today but will also stand the test of time. Let's continue to contribute to our fields with the knowledge that our work may one day be part of history. Here's to creating, innovating, and preserving knowledge for the world to come. 📚🌐 #History #Preservation #LibraryOfCongress #DigitalAge #ProfessionalGrowth
Mr. Librarian (pseudonym) is an award-winning visionary librarian, cataloger, and author with 20 years' work experience
How Does the World’s Largest Library Decide What Becomes History? From ancient clay tablets to TV shows to video games, the U.S. Library of Congress preserves far more than just books https://lnkd.in/g7wQ_Cg7 #libraryofcongress The world’s oldest known library, the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, in what is today Iraq, was created in the seventh century B.C.E. to store clay tablets used for recordkeeping. Its librarians preserved 30,000 of them—including the 4,000-year-old Epic of Gilgamesh. And Egypt’s Great Library of Alexandria acquired an enormous collection: In the third century B.C.E., the law required travelers arriving at the city’s bustling seaport to hand over any books in their possession to library scribes, who would return a copy of the book to the owner and keep the originals. Such texts helped make the library a beacon of knowledge and learning in the ancient world. Today the U.S. Library of Congress continues the tradition of conserving knowledge with one of the largest library collections ever compiled. It is home to more than 175 million works humans have produced, from e-books to ancient scrolls, which it aims to preserve for future generations. ... ... ...
-
Lake Jackson friends, I'm honored to be on a panel of authors for the monthly lecture series, Something to Chew On, Thursday, September 19th from 5:30-6:30 at the Wurst Haus, 102 This Way, Lake Jackson...tickets are available on the Lake Jackson History Museum website. "Join us for our monthly lecture series! This month, we are featuring an amazing panel of local authors. Hear discussion about how they got into writing, what it takes to deal with the dreaded "writer's block," what self-publishing is actually like, and much, much more!" https://lnkd.in/efZNGNxg
-
Incident Management | Digital Forensics | Generative AI Security Architect | Threat Intelligence | Threat Hunting | Security Assessments
I am excited to share a new blog post about "The Dome," an intriguing piece from 2005 that invites readers to explore its multifaceted themes and implications. This post delves into the artistic and conceptual significance of the work, offering insights that resonate with both historical context and contemporary relevance. I encourage you to read the full analysis and join the discussion around this thought-provoking piece. You can find the blog post here: [The Dome (2005)](https://ift.tt/n5cJtUr).
-
Call for Papers: History as Dialogue Washington D.C., May 29-30, 2025 Deadline: February 1, 2025 The process of producing federal history rarely results from individuals working alone. Instead, history is a collaborative process that involves professionals reaching out across disciplines, integrating skills and experiences in creative ways. This occurs within organizations, but also between federal agencies, educational institutions, and in dialogue with the public. This year’s SHFG conference will explore the ways in which federal historians, curators, archivists, editors, administrators, contractors, and other professionals make federal history across boundaries and in collaboration with colleagues and with the public. We will discuss both the challenges this brings and the benefits of creating projects about and within the federal government. The Society for History in the Federal Government welcomes proposals on: Commemoration Digital history initiatives New technologies Collaborative projects Cross-agency products Declassification Preservation Social media Oral history Traditional formats and printed materials Special projects Please direct any questions to the Program Committee at: shfg.primary@gmail.com. https://lnkd.in/eyspEeaA
-
Discover the events that shaped history through the eyes of those who lived it. The Times Digital Archive provides an unparalleled resource for researchers, historians, and students. Explore now: gale.com/timesarchive
The Times Digital Archive
gale.com
-
📚 Book Spotlight: Displacing and Displaying the Objects of Others: The Materiality of Identity and Depots of Global History 🖋️ Editors: Jürgen Zimmerer, Kim Sebastian Todzi, and Friederike Odenwald This insightful volume moves beyond tracing the origins of objects, placing provenance research within the broader frameworks of global history, colonial history, and postcolonial studies. 🌍 The book examines the societal impacts of displaced objects, the practices of musealization, and how collecting shaped global narratives. Through its multiperspective lens, it reflects on the enduring connections between past and present and advocates for responsible engagement with colonial collections. 📖 Freely accessible to everyone as an OPEN ACCESS publication! 🔗 Read it here: https://bit.ly/40eZtjc #BookSpotlight #OpenAccess #ProvenanceResearch #GlobalHistory #ColonialHistory #MuseumStudies
-
-
Today is the ninth annual observance of the National Day of Racial Healing. The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) members (that’s several hundred thousand archivists, librarians, and other information professionals, and thousands of libraries and archives of all kinds) observe the day with reflection and action. SCRLA wants to bring attention to this day, and share some terms you may not be familiar with: Reparative Description - remediation of practices or data that exclude, silence, harm, or mischaracterize marginalized people in the data created or used by archivists to identify or characterize archival resources Archival Silence - a gap in the historical record resulting from the unintentional or purposeful absence or distortion of documentation If you'd like to learn more, you can see the links in the comments. #LibrariesAndArchivesForRacialHealing #HowWeHeal
-
-
Know how to read cursive? The National Archives wants you. Help transcribe over 200 years of historical documents. The National Archives needs help from people with a special set of skills–reading cursive. The archival bureau is seeking volunteer citizen archivists to help them classify and/or transcribe more than 200 years worth of hand-written historical documents. Most of these are from the Revolutionary War-era, known for looped and flowing penmanship. #nationalarchives https://lnkd.in/e3_btvq
Citizen Archivist
archives.gov
Creative Industries-University partnerships
3wCaroline Walter looks interesting!