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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. Original Caption: “Enrollee working in kitchen.

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Unwrapping the Archives

The Texas Record

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. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The number of documents and pages is several million!

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

The Schedule

The standing-room-only gathering examined the topic of digital appraisal through presentations and breakout sessions. The Best Practices Subcommittee is documenting collection development policies, and the results will be available on the section’s microsite along with the popular Zotero bibliography of appraisal resources.

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

Humans have used technology to transform their societies from prehistoric times up to the present. Finally, Part 3 will look to the future, will present next steps, and will discuss key takeaways. In the Neolithic Revolution, early humans discovered agriculture, which helped establish early civilizations. Introduction.

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Collecting for continuity and for change: The web archiving experience in Westborough

Archive-It

By Anthony Vaver, Local History Librarian and Archivist, Westborough Public Library. Still, I struggled to come up with a reason why someone from our growing South Asian population should visit our public library’s local history room. Local history at our library is accordingly going through a bit of a renaissance.