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National Archives and The University of Virginia Press to Put the Founders Online
National Archives to Put the Founders Online, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Press Release (October 12, 2010).
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grantmaking arm of the National Archives, is pleased to announce a cooperative agreement with The University of Virginia (UVA) Press to make freely available online the historical documents of the Founders of the United States of America. The NHPRC and UVA Press will create a new web site which provides access to the fully annotated published papers of key figures in the nation’s Founding era. The project is designed to include the papers of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin. A prototype web site including the contents of 154 volumes drawn from print editions of the papers of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison will be prepared by October 2011. The fully public version will be launched by June 2012.Continue reading
AASL names NARA’s Digital Classroom one of Top Websites for Teaching and Learning
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has named the The National Archives' Digital Classroom as one of the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning.
- Best Websites for Teaching and Learning. American Association of School Librarians.
NARA Announces Launch of “Our Archives” Wiki
"The National Archives announces the launch today of its first public wiki called "Our Archives" on Wikispaces located at: http://www.ourarchives.wikispaces.net. "Our Archives" provides a collaborative space for members of the public, researchers, and staff to share knowledge about National Archives records, resources and research. The wiki is an opportunity for researchers, historians, archivists, and citizen archivists to work together to create pages on specific records or topics as well as to share information and resources to connect with other researchers." -- National Archives Announces Launch of New "Our Archives" Wiki. Press Release, National Archives (July 8, 2010). Hat tip to BeSpacific. Continue reading
New Blog from Archivist of the United States
David S. Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States (AOTUS), has started a blog:
- AOTUS: Collector in Chief We risk losing our memory as a country if we cannot meet the challenges of electronic records management. The fact is, without good records management, it is impossible for us to learn from the past and plan for the future. ...I expect the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration to change the way we do things, the way we think about things, and the way we deliver services to the public.
Open Government at NARA
In response to the Open Government Directive, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has created a web page devoted to its Open Government Initiatives (http://www.archives.gov/open/). Currently, it lists four NARA datasets: CFR, Federal Register, Archival Descriptions from ARC, and Organizational Descriptions from ARC. These listings conform to the Open Government Directive call for agencies to create a gateway at the specific web address at http://www.[agency].gov/open. But, in addition, NARA has created "a records control schedule website that allows the public and Federal agencies to browse scanned copies of unclassified, NARA-approved records control schedules." (http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs/). The only "announcement" of this new service so far has apparently been a response to a question on the NARAtions blog. Kate has more details and background at ArchivesNext. (Big hat tip!). Continue reading
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