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“Preserving this material is essential for understanding our contemporary age” Interview with Dr Beatrice Cannelli
I spoke to Dr Beatrice Cannelli, Curatorial and Policy Research Officer at the Bodleian Libraries. Beatrice recently completed a PhD at the School of Advanced Study, where she conducted research on the development of social media archives. In this interview, she discusses the importance of social media preservation and some of the challenges facing practitioners in this area. (Archivoz) Could you tell me a little bit about your research? (Dr Beatrice Cannelli) My PhD thesis focussed...
“Our experience with these pilot projects has been very positive, with volunteers enjoying the work and some extremely useful datasets successfully gathered from our maps”: Interview with Christopher Fleet, Katie Haffie and Jenny Parkerson
In March 2022, we spoke with Christopher Fleet and Katie Haffie, of the National Library of Scotland, about a three-pronged, crowdsourced maps transcription project that had just gotten off the ground. Katie has since been succeeded as Community Data Harvester by...
The Archivoz newsroom will be closed for holidays until 15th August
In recent years, Archivoz has been making structural and internal changes that are now coming to an end, but they have required a great effort from the entire team. We would like to point out as a big change our new and innovative website. Now you can read us in...
“Nanook of the North”: a pioneering work in the documentary genre
The documentary genre is booming: on most audiovisual resource platforms, such as Netflix, it is common to find many works in this genre. It is a narrative resource that has evolved: our readers will have in mind the classic animal documentaries, which nowadays...
The Survivors of the Titanic (1912)
The story of the Titanic is well known: the unsinkable ship, the ocean liner considered the pinnacle of luxury and technology at the time that did not survive its maiden voyage. It became even more popular thanks to director James Cameron's 1997 film, in which he...
A Profession Waiting to Be Discovered
THE RESTORATION OF GRAPHIC DOCUMENTS, in archives, libraries, and other cultural institutions... While it may not be a new profession in great need of “discovery,” the subject of restoration having been broached on several occasions by Archivoz. Given the link...
“The Great Gatsby” first version (1926)
Cinema and literature have been together since the beginning. Many literary works have been adapted for the big screen. Some, like “Little women” by Louise May Alcott, have been adapted up to seven times. It’s not a surprise that the cinema, as a massive medium...
EXPM Keeping History Alive (sponsored content)
Integrated Pest Management Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been developed as a response to previously interventive methods of getting rid of insects and other pests in collections. It is part of collection care, and rather than focusing on eliminating active...
“Our hope is that the projects will provide an enjoyable way for participants to interact with historic maps, whilst also engaging in a useful activity that will produce long-term benefits”: Interview with Christopher Fleet and Katie Haffie, of the National Library of Scotland
Today, we are talking with Christopher Fleet, Map Curator, and Katie Haffie, Community Data Harvester, about a three-tiered crowdsourcing maps project that has just kicked off at the National Library of Scotland. We discuss the mechanics of data harvesting, the...
Ephemera, February 25: The first electrical recording
Since the beginning, the evolution of audio recording techniques has been remarkable and rapid. Some of these formats, wax cylinders for instance, were mechanical in nature: recordings were engraved on the cylinder’s outer surface and were reproduced by means of a...
3rd Archivoz Symposium (Second Session): Writing Cultural Wrongs: Decolonisation and Restitution Cultural Institutions
This second workshop brings together three speakers working on projects and research related to decolonisation in the heritage sector. Each speaker has a slightly different background and area of expertise, covering academic research, archives, and museums. This...
3rd Archivoz Symposium (First Session): Citizens in Archives
The first session of our two-part workshop brought together three speakers working on projects that involve citizen participation in the work of archival preservation. Crowdsourcing has been integral particularly to transcription projects in recent years, and our...
2022 has been good for us
It has been almost five years since the publication of Archivoz Magazine began. In all this time, we have seen how, little by little, the project has grown and evolved thanks to the work and effort of an increasingly involved and committed team. We started this...
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