This week we lost a cherished colleague who has worked with generations of researchers here at the Archive Center. Tom Rosenbaum, who first came to the Archive Center in the 1970’s, passed away on Wednesday and will be greatly missed by all of us.
It’s a rainy afternoon in Redmond, but a little precipitation can’t drown out the movement that’s washing over America. Today we’re honoring Black lives lost and sending a message that the racism built into so many of our institutions will not be tolerated
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“Not all streets are like Sesame Street. … What we are seeing is people saying 'enough is enough.' They want to end racism.”
@Elmo’s dad Louie explains why people are protesting across the US. https://t.co/icV04F4FNW #CNNSesameStreet
In honor of Breonna Taylor's birthday, I say her name and join others demanding #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor. Her murderers should be arrested, no-knock warrants banned, and a special procesutor appointed to investigate the police department responsible @GovAndyBeshear@djaycameron
Hi #webarchivewednesday I've been thinking about one page news crawls and traditional clippings collections. How are people describing their web "clippings"? Do we need a new term for this type of material? #clippings#webarchiving
Don't miss our August webinar on fire and cultural institutions: "Don’t Fan the Flames: Understanding fire and what to do about it" - August 21, 2019, 2:00 - 3:30 EDT. https://t.co/tUodSxbmVx
@Bitmoji can we please get women’s soccer jerseys in outfits? The women’s World Cup is happening right now! Kinda sexist to only have the mens, just sayin’ 🤷🏻♀️
We’re somewhere over the rainbow! 🌈 Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers return to display on Friday, Oct. 19. Our conservators spent about 200 hours cleaning and stabilizing the 80-year-old shoes from “The Wizard of Oz” so they’ll be on display for generations to come. #EntertainmentHistory
Discover how museum conservators are fighting to preserve modern artworks and historical plastic objects that are disintegrating: https://t.co/PlrFq9YBWj
New content is available for the online Photographic Chemistry series and previously released material is now free! Learn key elements essential to understanding the nature of silver-based analog photographs, their creation and deterioration: https://t.co/hstu5ytf0v
1. (I Can’t Get No) Documentation: Preservation Reporting in the Archives.
This work was presented at AIC’s 2017 Annual Conference. We are excited to revisit our work today and push further the conversation on practical documentation around preservation activities. #PresTC
11:45-12:00PM. I Can't Get No) Documentation Revisited: Preservation Reporting in the Archives, Julia Welby & Marissa Vassari @rockarch_org.
RAC's standardizing documentation on pres projects/processes. Promotes interdept communication, transparency among staff, etc. #PresTC
Tomorrow at 11:45 am Eastern, the RAC's Marissa Vassari and @Jwelbs of the Gates Archive will be participating in the @archivists_org#PresTC Twitter Conference! Join us & learn more about creating great preservation documentation. Here's the full schedule https://t.co/mBDPu8pDDq