Originally posted on 2015-03-02 http://www.archivematica.org, Accessed December 14, 2014 Reviewed by Brad Houston, CA, University Records Archivist, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee [PDF Full Text] As the importance of long-term preservation of born-digital and digitized records grows, so too does the need for systems to manage those records in a standardized fashion. Archivematica, an OAIS-compliant, open source … Continue reading Archivematica
Founders Online
Originally posted on 2015-02-10 http://founders.archives.gov/ Reviewed by Ellen Eckert, SAA PLASC Roundtable secretary [PDF Full Text] Founders Online[1] is an intriguing source of digitized documents from six of the most influential figures of the American colonial and revolutionary periods: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. A brief search … Continue reading Founders Online
Open Library
Originally posted on 2015-01-13 https://openlibrary.org/ Reviewed by Samantha Cross, Archives Assistant [PDF Full Text] One of the primary concerns of any student, historian, researcher, librarian, or archivist is access to materials. We are living in the Digital Age and as such we have come to expect the immediate appearance of resources when we type into … Continue reading Open Library
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
Archive-It
Originally posted on 2014-09-18 http://www.archive-it.org Reviewed by Jillian M. Slater, Librarian/Archivist, University of Dayton Libraries [PDF Full Text] Launched by the Internet Archive in 2006, Archive-It is a subscription-based web archiving service that allows organizations to collect and preserve their digital content. According to the Learn More page on their website, Archive-It currently serves over … Continue reading Archive-It
Teacharchives.org
Originally posted on 2014-08-07 http://www.teacharchives.org Reviewed by Abigail Nye, Reference and Instruction Archivist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee [PDF Full Text] TeachArchives.org is a digital resource for educators and information professionals. Created by the Brooklyn Historical Society, the website is the product of Students and Faculty in the Archives (SAFA), a three-year project at Brooklyn Historical Society which … Continue reading Teacharchives.org
North Carolina Civil War Soldiers Timeline
Originally 2014-07-15 http://cinch.nclive.org/timemap/civil_war/ Reviewed by Rebecca Russell, Rice University [PDF Full Text] As part of Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carolina, 2011-2015, the State Archives and the State Library of North Carolina are collaborating on several projects to document the state’s participation in and contributions to the war.[1] The North … Continue reading North Carolina Civil War Soldiers Timeline
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
Digitalpreservation.gov
Originally posted on 2014-05-19 Reviewed by Lauren Goodley, Archivist, Southwestern Writers Collection, Wittliff Collections, Texas State University [PDF Full Text] The “Digital Preservation” website at digitalpreservation.gov is the public face of the Library of Congress’s (LOC) various digital preservation programs. These programs include the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA), Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE), … Continue reading Digitalpreservation.gov
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