Instead of idly waiting for visitors to stumble over their holdings on some lonely information by-way, archives are starting to push their content out into the bustling metropolis of the social web. They are going where the people are. Photographic collections, in particular, are gaining new lives and new audiences thanks to Flickr.
But that’s only [...]
discontents
working for the triumph of content over form, ideas over control, people over systems
finding aids
Harvesting context #1: Flickr comments
Pathways to memory
[Contains many broken links – included for historical interest only!]
what is there to know about archives?
In this age of virtual wonders, it seems that our past is rushing towards us. New communication technologies promise greatly improved access to Australia’s cultural heritage. The previous government had hoped to lead us along the aisles [...]
