Archives 2.0
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IntroductionSee also Academic libraries 2.0 | Archival principles for librarians | Museums and archives in Second Life | Web 2.0 Archives 2.0 and archivist 2.0 are two terms that build on web 2.0 principles and frame newer archival practices. Although the 2.0 suffix has been applied to archives for a number of years (see literature below), it does not seem to be used with the zeal or fanfare that has been seen in libraries. Archives 2.0 (like its library 2.0 counterpart) encourages W2 principles such as interacting with patrons through social media and utilizing innovative tools such as Twitter. Archives 2.0 requires the traditional focus on the archival record and a reorientation towards more user-centered archival practices. A2.0 includes the preservation of records created by bloggers, and the use of 2.0 tools. As social media are incorporated into government, business, and personal recordkeeping, watch for archivists to capture and preserve these materials. Twitter archiveIn 2010, the U.S. Library of Congress announced that it would be archiving all tweets on Twitter for future historical research.
Selected literatureSee also Archives 2.0 wiki With the launch of digitization projects, libraries will be distinguished by special and archival collections, and by services to provide access to these collections. This poster describes tools used to enhance access to the Northwest Digital Archives. Archivists deal with the challenges of expanding records and public expectations that all documents will be online, indexed and accessible. With so many records and so few resources, significant challenges lie ahead. More money is not necessarily the answer; donations alone will not solve the issues. Archivists should shift their approach and develop alternative methods for archival work. This paper encourages archival institutions to reinvent their work. The purpose of this thesis is to provide analysis of the web 2.0 phenomenon in archives across the planet. This paper discusses a project at the University of Michigan that evaluated the use of web 2.0 tools in finding aids. It provides insight into how social features can be used to enhance finding aids and make archival materials more accessible. Archivists have begun to rethink how they present finding aids to patrons. To gain a better understanding of what information patrons expect to find, they are investigating how to utilize Web 2.0 technologies to meet patron needs. This article examines how the L. Tom Perry Special Collections are rethinking finding aids and using web 2.0 tools on their finding aids site. It highlights the process for designing the new site and the usefulness of user studies. Archives are using web 2.0 applications in a context that allows for new types of interaction, new opportunities for institutional promotion, new ways to provide services and making their heritage known to the community. Applications such as Facebook (social networking), Flickr (image-sharing) and YouTube (video-sharing) are used by cultural organizations that interact in the informal context of web 2.0. This article aims to describe how web 2.0 works as a virtual extension of archives and other cultural groups by identifying benefits from their use. This paper looks at the potential of blogs, a popular form of electronic record in which personal commentary is entered in an on-line journal. A historical survey of diaries suggests how no two records are alike and where they diverge, taking into account evidential values, contradictory public and private qualities and diverse physical natures. O'Sullivan discusses new roles that archives can play in preserving blogs, while considering the implications that their loss would have for our cultural memory. Palmer discusses opportunities and tensions emerging around Archives 2.0, crowd-sourcing, and archival authority. Archival professionals have undertaken projects to convert physical collections to digital formats. Meanwhile the web has moved toward shared spaces that embrace more participation and sharing. This paper investigates the extent to which web 2.0 features have been integrated into archival digitization projects. A shorter version of the 2008 thesis above. "Archives 2.0" seems to refer to the use of applications such as blogs, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr by archives. This article proposes a broader definition of Archives 2.0 that includes a shift in archival thinking and practice that is related to, but not dependent on, the use of web 2.0. The article develops this interpretation and explains why the concept provides a useful starting point for conversations about future directions for the archival profession. Digital archives are established to ensure the accessibility of digital files. This paper explores how web 2.0 practices (e.g. open architectures, personalization, community-control) might be integrated into an OAIS-style digital archive to: 1) improve quality and breadth of access 2) meet the expectations of online users 3) nurture Designated Communities of digital archives into vibrant and dynamic online communities.
This article discusses the use web 2.0 tools in archives and how archivists use web 2.0 to improve services. Archivists need to reconceptualize their roles and see that reconceptualization may involve ceding control of description to users. Archives using web 2.0
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