Archive Journal

Archive Journal focuses on the use and theory of archives and special collections in higher education.

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@MichelleRWarren @DartmouthLib @laurabrarian Thanks for your patience! Thrilled to see your work and the whole issue live.

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@Codicologist Good health is the best news of all! So happy to hear it. And thanks for sharing your fascinating work with @archivejournal

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@Ajprescott @BridgetWhearty @MichaelHanrahan @lornamhughes A pivotal contributor is more like it! It was great working with you and the rest of the cast (great guest editors, and authors) on this issue.

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Check out our special issue on Digital Medieval Manuscript Cultures edited by Michael Hanrahan and @BridgetWhearty. Featuring work by ASG Edwards @Ajprescott @lornamhughes @Codicologist Julia Craig-McFeely @MichelleRWarren Bay Lauris ByrneSim @laurabrarian Elizabeth Robertson.

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Just published! Virginia Anderson on private collections and teaching undergraduates: https://t.co/UFVCIA0Bza

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Hi folks! Archive Journal is taking a hiatus from Twitter from 9/1/2018-2/1/2019. While you may see intermittent posts from us during this time, we won't be actively monitoring our feed. Thanks for following us and we look forward to a refreshed take on the field next year!

[Archive Journal @archivejournal]

Hi folks! Archive Journal is taking a hiatus from Twitter from 9/1/2018-2/1/2019. While you may see intermittent posts from us during this time, we won't be actively monitoring our feed. Thanks for following us and we look forward to a refreshed take on the field next year!

[Rare Book School @rarebookschool]

We are now accepting applications for the 2018 Rare Book School scholarship and fellowship cycle! Many different scholarships available, plus the RBS-@RBMSinfo Diversity Fellowship and the Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography – https://t.co/QIV0lLLdg1 (all due 1 Nov)

[Archive Journal @archivejournal]

Read this thread to learn about MPLP and how archivists think about it & its ability to shape the profession:

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

The hoax piece is going back on display – ‘officially’ this time – in our #IObject exhibition highlighting the history of dissent and protest around the world.

Listen to co-curator Ian Hislop talk about this piece today at 9.00 on @BBCRadio4: https://t.co/mraXbKapD4

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

In 2005, #Banksy installed this ‘cave painting’ in one of our galleries without permission, and without anyone noticing. He gave it a fake ID number and label, and it remained on the wall for 3 days before the Museum was alerted to the prank via Banksy’s website!🤦‍♀️ #IObject

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Don't take yourself too seriously, in other words

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Learn something new every day:

[Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org]

#SAAwords: sticky shed syndrome
n. ~ a form of degradation affecting magnetic tape, resulting from the deterioration of the binder and characterized by the deposit of a gummy residue on the tape heads during playback
https://t.co/mhJg1w28CU

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Vacation without aggravation. That's a nice way to put it. FYI:

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Wonderful :

[Soc Amer Archivists @archivists_org]

Archivists at Adelphi University in New York work to preserve Dowling College's history after its closing: https://t.co/hgYskQizdt

[Penn Museum @pennmuseum]

In ancient Mesopotamia, children who were to become scribes would practice writing by impressing repeated cuneiform characters on clay. This tablet (which we call the "first day of school" tablet) depicts the single vertical wedge repeated over and over across its surface.

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Absolutely:

[Skee-Ball Librarian @oodja]

Libraries must increasingly prepare themselves to answer questions such as this: "Are your collections ethically sourced and sustainably acquired?"