Henry V: The Rebirth of Chivalry (English Monarchs. Treasures from the National Archives) (English Monarchs: Treasures from the National Archives)
Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
... to the American public. “I have 10 billion things I have to worry about,” he said, citing the archives’ estimated holdings. Source: Washington Post Hat Tip: Inside ALA
The Political Game (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
One would assume that both the Librarian of Congress and the Archivist of the United States would be positions held by librarians, archivists or individuals trained in both disciplines. Historically, this has not been the case. Until last month when David S. Ferriero officially became the United States Archivist, a librarian had never held the top position as administrator of the National Archives...
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Scottish Genealogy News and Events:- From the National Archives of Scotland:
Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Archive Sector Update is The National Archives’ new quarterly enewsletter for those interested in the archives and information management sector. Access the Latest Issue (17 pages; PDF) Articles Include: + Archives for the 21st Century + Digitisation Survey + Developing Accreditation for Archives + Monitoring Manuscript Sales + Digital Continuity Update...
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newslett (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The following is notice to all genealogists being sent by Marie Melchiori and Claire Bettag: Proposed renovations at the National Archives will affect all NARA researchers. As you have probably heard, if the changes materialize, some research space at the downtown facility will be converted to offices, exhibits, and other uses, and research services will have to be reconfigured. To assure...
constellations: recent responses (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
This proposal is to research and develop techniques for visualising or mapping archival collections in a way that supports their management administration and use The specific aim is to develop techniques for revealing context the patterns high-level structures and connections between items in a collection The practical outcomes of the project will be prototype interactive browsable maps of the National...
Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | yesterday
Records transfer marks historic milestone The transfer of approximately 177,000 official military personnel files from the Air Force to the National Archives and Records Administration here Nov. 18 marked a milestone as the final service to make its historical documents a part of the public record. … In a 2004 agreement between the Department of Defense and the [...]
The New Nixon: News and Commentary (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Newly appointed Director of the National Archives, David S. Ferriero The Washington Post has a wonderful profile of new Archivist David S. Ferriero: Deep inside the gray stone fortress of the National Archives building downtown, amid dimly lit stacks protected by locked doors, the new archivist of the United States takes down a box containing a document [...]
Communia - (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Carl Malamud - US technologist, author, and public domain advocate - details an often overlooked problem with content stored in the US National Archives (that is, public domain material) which should be free and easy to access for anybody (online and offline). Instead, says Malamud : "If you want to watch videos from the National Archives today, they try to talk you...
News for Medievalists (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... fre of the saidis slauchteris feilde'. Dr Alan Borthwick, head of medieval records section in the National Archives of Scotland, said, "It's clear from events in the following months that opinions were more divided than the record implies. "Modern journalists would have loved this story: a king dies in battle against forces led by his own eldest son and heir. But if anyone...
Tracing the Tribe (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
... photos), religious life (personalities, institutions, buildings, synagogue models). The Community Archive offers Micro-monographies (also accessible through the Jewish Reality section), providing numerous detailed articles on Romanian communities, with history, names and more; and Genealogy research (currently under construction and looking for donors). There is - click here for the Romanian...
Legal History Blog (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
A research guide compiled by the UK's National Archives is here.Image credit
The Finer Things (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
... a WWII veteran, my own grandfather would love this DVD set which features real news footage from national archives -- Gifts.com The golf pro won't have to worry about mixing up his clubs with these personalized links -- Red Envelope
Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nancy Scola’s live-blogging of the release. OMB Watch’s take. Steven Aftergood from the Federal of American Scientists. National Security Archive’s Meredith Fuchs. Andrea DiMaio finds the participation and public engagement pieces wanting. Sunlight Labs’ Clay Johnson on OGD for developers.
Deeplinks (Free subscription) | yesterday
... government timetable” is summarized in an excellent analysis by Meredith Fuchs of the National Security Archive). Many of the requirements are fairly concrete; for instance, within 60 days, each agency must create an “Open Government Webpage” to serve as the gateway for agency activities related to implementation of the OGD, including the receipt of public comments....
