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Archive-It Partner News, November-December 2023

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by the Archive-It Team From our team to yours, wishing you all the best this Holiday Season!! Dr. Emily Lynell Edwards’ and Dr. Rosario Rogel-Salazar‘s teams were some of the first users of the Archives Research Compute Hub ( ARCH ). They joined Web Archivist Karl Blumenthal on a panel at the DLF Forum in St. Louis in November.

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An Honest Look at Implementing a Digital Preservation Program and the Role of Archive-It

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Guest post by Amber Passen (she/they), Digital Archivist for the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives (CIAA) at the Bartholomew County Public Library in Columbus, Indiana This post is part of a series written by members of the Community Webs program. For more information, visit communitywebs.archive-it.org.

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Library and Archives Canada’s journey of discovery: modernising our digital preservation infrastructure using Preservica

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On World Digital Preservation Day 2018, Sylvain Bélanger, Director General of Digital Operations and Preservation at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) discusses operating at scale, the challenges of preserving high volume born-digital content, and giving Canadians greater access to Canada’s continuing memory.

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Open your archive – unlock the value: SAA Archives 2017

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This theme of openness was also echoed by David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States who emphasised the role archives play in ensuring transparent government. So, whether you are in government, academia or industry, making your archive accessible can deliver significant value to all your stakeholders.

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Mobile Libraries: Culture on the Go

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Today’s post is written by Joseph Smith, who volunteers at the National Archives at College Park. National Bookmobile Day is April 22, part of National Library Week (April 19-25). . But sometimes a patron is unable to access a library due to limitations of location or distance. Libraries, Mobile — Third Army La.

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Welcome the 2023-2024 Records Management Steering Committee

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The colloquium will highlight three of our favorite experts in the archives, records, and information fields. Sophia McGuire, Vice-Chair Sophia has been working in government records and archives for the majority of her nine years working professionally. Records Management Annual Section Meeting, July 2024!

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Archiving and describing mass tragedy: the Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada

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by Tammi Kim, Special Collections and Archives Technical Services Librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tragedy struck Las Vegas, Nevada on October 1, 2017, when a lone gunman opened fire onto a crowd of twenty-two thousand people attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival, injuring over five hundred people and killing fifty-eight.