https://airtable.com/ Reviewed by Meaghan O'Riordan, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library, Emory University [PDF Full Text] Airtable is a web-based application that archivists can use to organize and clean data, as well as establish collaborative workflows. Airtable was founded in 2012 by Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, and Emmett Nicholas on the “…belief … Continue reading Airtable
Category: Apps
Asana
https://asana.com/home Reviewed by Becky Briggs Becker, Editor-at-large [PDF Full Text] Asana is one of the oldest task management web applications available, releasing as a free product in 2011 as the result of two former Facebook engineers coming together to create a productivity and collaboration tool to track multiple projects simultaneously.[1] The two engineers’ company introduced additional … Continue reading Asana
Microsoft Planner
https://tasks.office.com Reviewed by Becky Briggs Becker, Editor-at-large [PDF Full Text] Planner is the task management web-based application available in Microsoft Office 365 premium, business, and educational subscription accounts. Microsoft initially released Planner in 2016 as an alternative to its decades old, separately sold, and more complex project management tool known as Project.[1] Following the blueprint … Continue reading Microsoft Planner
Trello
https://trello.com/ Reviewed by Becky Briggs Becker, Editor-at-large [PDF Full Text] Trello is a web-based application that archivists can use to visually organize and prioritize projects. Originally created by Fog Creek Software in 2011, Trello struck out as its own company in 2014 and was later sold to Australian software company Atlassian in 2017.[1][2] Trello fits within … Continue reading Trello
The Internet Archive Companion
Originally posted on 2014-12-15 Reviewed by Leslie Wagner, The University of Texas at Arlington [PDF Full Text] Developed by Hunter Lee Brown as a free app for the iPad, iPhone, and iTouch, the Internet Archive Companion 3.0 is licensed under Creative Commons.[1] The Internet Archive Companion, also known as the IA Companion, or IA, as … Continue reading The Internet Archive Companion
Today’s Document
Originally posted on 2014-07-03 http://www.archives.gov/social-media/todays-doc-app.html Reviewed by Mary N.S. Richardson, Divinity Library, Yale University [PDF Full Text] Today’s Document a free mobile app surrogate for the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's website of the same name. The website features a different document for every day of the year and allows the user to see … Continue reading Today’s Document
Stacklife
Originally posted on 2014-06-14 https://stacklife-dpla.law.harvard.edu/#, Accessed on April 8, 2014 Reviewed by Natalie Morath CA, Archivist, General Motors Design Archive & Special Collections, Allied Vaughn Media Services [PDF Full Text] StackLife is a browsing interface prototype created by the Harvard Library Innovation Lab in order to visualize a library collection’s bibliographic and circulation data. The … Continue reading Stacklife
Serendip-o-matic
Originally posted on 2014-04-01 http://www.serendipomatic.org Reviewed by Erin Lawrimore, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro [PDF Full Text] Developed as part of the One Week | One Tool open-source software development institute during the summer of 2013, Serendip-o-matic is billed as a “serendipity engine.”[1] A user inputs text (anything from lecture notes to song … Continue reading Serendip-o-matic
Grizzly Labs: Genius Scan and Genius Scan+
Originally posted on 2014-03-18 http://www.thegrizzlylabs.com/ Accessed 12 February 2014. Reviewed by Maristella Feustle, Music Special Collections Librarian, University of North Texas [PDF Full Text] Genius Scan is an app for capturing and sharing images and documents. It is available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, with a free version and a premium version, “Genius Scan … Continue reading Grizzly Labs: Genius Scan and Genius Scan+
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