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Information Rights for Records Managers
Facet Publishing have announced the release of Information Rights for Records Managers by Rachel Maguire, Records Manager and Data Protection Officer at the London School of Economics. Information Rights is a term covering legislation that allows the request of information from a public sector organisation. This book will help records managers, information managers, archivists and […]
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New edition of Philip Hider’s essential information organization textbook
Facet Publishing have announced the release of the second edition of Information Resource Description: Creating and managing metadata. The second edition of Information Resource Description provides an overview of the range of activities and the products of these activities collectively referred to as ‘information organization’ and will be ideal for LIS students, information professionals wishing […]
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Collections, Provenance, and TEI with the William Blake Archive
Collections, Provenance, and TEI with the William Blake Archive During the Spring of 2018, I served as a project assistant with the William Blake Archive. I was initially drawn to the William Blake Archive for several reasons. First, the Archive is a foundational DH project. Its depth and multi-institutional workflow serve as a model […]
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New Feature: Schedule Future Posts on HASTAC!
Scheduling a Post The HASTAC web development team has added an exciting new possibility to our HASTAC platform: the ability to schedule posts to automatically publish in the future! Similar to scheduling tweets or other social media posts using a third-party application, users can now choose to schedule posts in advance. In this post, we […]
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Publishing Makerspace on the Road: Emory University
European dried gardens and women writers imagining Atlanta were the fascinating topics that were the focus of a double-header Publishing Makerspace workshop at Emory University (November 2, 2017). Understanding the multi-functional collaboration that is at the heart of Publishing Makerspace, Allison Adams (Associate Director, Scholarly Writing and Research, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence) and […]
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New edition of the go-to reference for students and RIM professionals
Facet Publishing announce the publication of Records and Information Management, 2nd edition by Patricia C Franks. The first edition of Records and Information Management was described by Archives and Records as, ‘a valuable up to date combined textbook and reference book which will enhance its readers’ knowledge irrespective of their place on the career ladder’. […]
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New book imagines the archive of the future
Facet Publishing announce the publication of Archival Futures edited by Caroline Brown. It is widely acknowledged that the archival discipline is facing a time of change. The digital world has presented changes in how records are created, used, stored and communicated. At the same time, there is increased public debate over issues such as ownership […]
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From Archive Data to DH Practice: Starting a new Digital Humanities Project
At the University of Miami’s Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC), archivist Amanda Moreno has been collaborating with the Digital Humanities Support team of the Richter Libraries to create “Global Cuba Collections,” a digital map of Cuban archives located in the U.S. and around the world. Below, I discuss some of the initial steps in developing “Global […]
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Geoffrey Yeo investigates the relationships between information, data and records
Facet Publishing announce the release of Records, Information and Data: Exploring the role of record-keeping in an information culture by Geoffrey Yeo. In a society that increasingly emphasizes digital information and data, questions arise about the place of longer-established concepts such as records and archives. Records, Information and Data sets out to investigate the relationships […]
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Delis Negrón Digital Archive
The Delis Negrón Digital Archive captures the life and legacy of Delis Negrón, born in 1901 in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, and who was director, editor, poet, […]