Cast your mind back to 2013. That was the year scientists confirmed a skeleton buried under a car park in Leicester was that of English king Richard III; Andy Murray won Wimbledon for the first time; and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed a new royal baby. 2013 was also the year that we… Read more Working Together to Preserve our Digital Heritage
Hello! My name’s Eimear and I started working at the Dorset History Centre at the beginning of 2021 as a Digital Archives Trainee. I’ve been here thanks to The National Archives Bridging the Digital Gap Programme which aims to increase digital skills in the archives sector but sadly my fifteen-month traineeship has come to an… Read more Goodbye from our Digital Archives Trainee
We have records in our archive from 1900s, 1800s, 1700s and even as far back as 965 AD, over 1000 years old. These records are stored in our strong room and will be safely preserved there for many years to come. Interestingly, it is items which were created in the 21st Century which are at… Read more Keeping Your Bits Safe
Whilst many people have used the past few months to sort out their physical belongings, it is easy to forget that our digital estate also needs managing. So, we’re sharing some practical tips to help manage your own digital information. This can be anything from research notes and family photos to emails and financial spreadsheets. Why? Digital information is more fragile than paper stored in… Read more Cyber Trees and Virtual Woods: Looking after your digital records
As archivists we are often taking in documents long after the events they relate to have passed, sometimes hundreds of years later! But as the way we create and store documents has changed we have changed our practices to include more proactive collecting. Modern media, including digital files, are much more fragile than paper and parchment. Risks include file… Read more The Digital Problems: Capturing the Coronavirus
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