The Rhody Archivist

Paul Caserta: Solo Archivist, Writer, Foodie, and lover of sea shanties! Hopes to help archives grow in New England. All opinions are my own.

[The Rhody Archivist @RhodyArchivist]

@Minecraft @GhastlySloth whow! We got to look at this on stream https://t.co/zBOEB60uO5
https://t.co/e0Su45TpHC

[The Rhody Archivist @RhodyArchivist]

Okay I forgot 2 things: spatula and micron pen

[The Rhody Archivist @RhodyArchivist]

What’s in your toolkit? Be prepared and expand your comfort zone to takckle any task, any time 😎 #archive #archivist @NEMAnet @NEarchivists @archivists_org

[Genus Archive Digitise @Genusit]

Film Preservation 101: Is Nitrate Film Really Dangerous? https://t.co/IcMH5NPLuf

[Archives & MSS @nlsarchives]

From sketchbook of John Francis Campbell of Islay on visit to Norway in 1868 (https://t.co/6fG2uFCSco.50.4.4) #ArchiveAdventDoor #ArchiveAdventCalendar @ARAScot

[Archives New Zealand @ArchivesNZ]

#ThrowbackThursday anyone? We’re currently running a few old-school Windows environments to attempt to open a database file from the late 90s. How exciting is that?! 🤓 #WDPD2018 #digipresANZ

[British Library @britishlibrary]

Happy #Hanukkah! This stunning page decorated with gold is from ‘Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger', a Hebrew manuscript from Italy (1374). It describes the laws associated with the Jewish festival of lights and depicts the lighting of the Hanukiah.

[The Time Treasurer @TimeTreasurer]

#Archives80s #archiveshashtagparty Family archive letter from 3xs gr-grandfather to 2xs gr-grandfather on birth of 2xs gr-aunt 1887

[The Rhody Archivist @RhodyArchivist]

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[Figshare @figshare]

The ERC expects data underlying publications by ERC grantees to be available.

New Information for ERC grantees:

https://t.co/6UuTfeQYJ3

#openscience #opendata #openaccess #openresearch

[Amalia S. Levi @amaliasl]

A3: Diversity in archives is important for adding nuance, knowledge, and context when describing archival material. Particularly considering how much description impacts access. #ArchivesBlackHistory https://t.co/JAlzU124H5

[Jessica Pollard @japollard86]

An unexpected but extremely pleasant find in the stores today! a collection of traditional Ethiopic leather satchels used to store and transport manuscripts 🙌🏻📚#digitisation #heritagemadedigital

[Amalia S. Levi @amaliasl]

A beautiful collaboration among linguists/librarians/anthropologists/physicists, funded through a partnership of @NSF and @NEHgov, retrieves haunting voices from the past, opens up a window to lost cultures. #indigenous #history (via @lienhart85)

https://t.co/z7u9Qy1hOO

[Isobel Hunter MBE @HunterIsobel]

Archives and Higher Education: are you interested in collaborating with each other? Help us revise our guidance on collaboration by answering our short survey: https://t.co/ONLWSvFJdl

[Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org]

What archives books are you reading? Vince Lee (@vincy4fish98) starts the discussion on #ArchivesAWARE with books that have significantly shaped his work: https://t.co/pFCrFKRGlH

[The Rhody Archivist @RhodyArchivist]

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[Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org]

How do we evaluate the creation of exhibits and digital humanities projects as scholarship? Elizabeth A. Novara and Vincent J. Novara provide recommendations in the latest issue of The American Archivist. https://t.co/G8PwZfIzoy

[Amalia S. Levi @amaliasl]

#Digitization="scanning" + metadata creation + ["time needed to remove adhesive, clips and staples" + "time to dispose of X kg of clips and staples"] 👀
(via @libralthinking) https://t.co/quEPAPnnmE