The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives supports projects that promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture. Potential applicants to the NHPRC’s Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions program are invited to attend either of two upcoming webinars on the program and application … Continue reading Webinar Announced for Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions
Documentary Editing: The View from There to Here
Two months ago I joined the staff of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, where I oversee the agency’s Publishing Historical Records in Documentary Editions program. As I learned right away, there would be no “easing into” the position. With the latest grant deadline for the program just days before my physical arrival, I … Continue reading Documentary Editing: The View from There to Here
Access to Historical Records Webinars Announced
I would like to bring to your attention three upcoming webinars regarding NHPRC's Access to Historical Records grant program. The webinar schedule and instructions appear at the end of the message. To view slides from the webinar, please click this link: AccessToHistoricalRecordsWebinar1. The National Historical Publications and Records Commission invites applications for this grant program to … Continue reading Access to Historical Records Webinars Announced
Former NHPRC Grantee Discusses the Human Element of Digital Preservation
Each year NHPRC receives dozens of project proposals to digitize and provide public access to nationally significant records. Often times an applicant expends a great amount of time discussing the technological ins-and-outs of how their digitization work will proceed. In each proposal, reviewers will usually read about specific scanners, various analog conversion equipment, TB hard … Continue reading Former NHPRC Grantee Discusses the Human Element of Digital Preservation
Celebrating the State Historical Records Advisory Boards
Did you miss us? The NHPRC's Annotation blog took a few weeks off in observance of several holidays, but has now returned. One of the big events of 2015 will be our celebration of the 40th anniversary of the NHPRC’s State Historical Records Advisory Boards (SHRABs). The SHRABs serve as the central advisory bodies for … Continue reading Celebrating the State Historical Records Advisory Boards
More Than A Click Away
One of the more remarkable aspects of the Way We Live Now is our expectations in finding answers right away. We reach for our smartphones to check the weather or decide on a restaurant or a show or find out the latest news. When the questions are deeper, many of us turn first to the … Continue reading More Than A Click Away
From Brooding to Marveling: possibilities of Online Resources
In a recent essay in the Wall Street Journal, “What Could Be Lost as Einstein’s Papers Go Online,” Walter Isaacson wondered whether people will still visit the physical archives once everything is digitized and goes online. Recalling his own research visits to the archives at CalTech and his journey to Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, Isaacson wrote … Continue reading From Brooding to Marveling: possibilities of Online Resources
We Are What We Share
The holidays are known especially as a season of sharing. But when you work with historical records, the concept of sharing what you have and what you know – and inviting others to share what they have and know – is carried out every day, every season. And new ways of sharing are being put … Continue reading We Are What We Share
Electronic Records Resources, Projects and Tools
This week I want to point you to a few institutions or projects that have done some really great work and could help you to get your born digital archives off the ground or move it forward from a current stumbling block. The Bentley Library at the University of Michigan has provided access to its … Continue reading Electronic Records Resources, Projects and Tools
UGA Nears Completion of Political Parties Processing Project
The following article, which will appear in a forthcoming issue of UGA Libraries' magazine Beyond the Pages, details a recently funded Access to Historical Records grant project to process and make available the records of the Georgia Democratic and Republican Parties. The records demonstrate the changing face of Georgia politics and present a microcosm of the shift … Continue reading UGA Nears Completion of Political Parties Processing Project