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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

When most people think of archives, the first thing that comes to mind is Indiana Jones swinging on vines and storing artifacts in giant rooms. While that is an interesting popular image, the archives and archivists here at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) are the protectors of documented history.

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Archive-It Partner News, October 2021

Archive-It

by the Archive-It team. 60+ public libraries and cultural heritage organizations from across the US, Canada, and internationally have joined Community Webs to document local history and the lives of their patrons through web archiving. Meet them and learn much more about the program here on the Internet Archive blog.

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Archive-It Partner News, January 2021

Archive-It

by the Archive-It team. New opportunity for public libraries. We’re inviting 150+ more public libraries to join the Community Webs cohort of web archiving partners. These quarterly open calls include the latest updates and discussion about web archiving and digital preservation technologies and service developments.

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Surveying Community Webs Members’ Digital Preservation Needs

Archive-It

Internet Archive Community Programs staff received member feedback on what members liked about the program, what they wanted to see more of, and how we could sustain the program long into the future. Out of those 51 members, 49 members (96%) expressed an organizational need or mandate to preserve digital content over the long-term.

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Updated SCA Page in Florida History Research Guide

Archives Blogs

Special Collections & Archives is pleased to announce our new and improved page on the Florida History research guide. One of our major projects this summer in light of Covid-19 and the need for expanded online services has been to update our presence on FSU Library research guides to better connect patrons with our materials remotely.

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SAA Austin Recap #2! Acquisitions & Appraisal & Electronic Records Section Joint Section Meeting!

The Schedule

Acquisitions & Appraisal + Electronic Records Section Joint Section Meeting at ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2019 . The Electronic Records Section blog ( bloggERS! The first presentation of the meeting came from Christian Kelleher, Head of Special Collections at the University of Houston Libraries and was titled “Advocating for Appraisal.”

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Spotlight: Photographs Documenting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Unwritten Record

In fact, photographs documenting CCC activities and companies are scattered throughout the United States and are housed within the collections of state libraries and archives, university libraries and archives, and within the collections of local historical societies. Credit National Archives (photo no. 80-G-32500.