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Five Theses on the Future of Special Collections
“Preservation without use is an empty victory. It ought to be our primary purpose at all times to minimize barriers to use …” “[It is] crucial to reach out and demystify special collections, to convey...
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Show, Tell + Play: sharing heritage projects and stuffed animals in Yorkshire
On 24 October I went along to a great event offering “a playful space” for discussing heritage activities in Yorkshire: Heritage Show+Tell. This uses a very effective format: 3 minutes, 3 slides per...
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The Pukka Pad and the Big Cake: #DCDC14 Conference Part 1
Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities, a joint effort by RLUK and The National Archives, is fast becoming a must-attend conference for archives and special collections folk. The idea? We...
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Why do librarians tweet about cake?
I’ve taken on a challenging/fun writing project for 2016: summing up social media in libraries 2010-2015, for the next edition of British Librarianship and Information Work. Crumbs! Mmmm, cake. The...
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