The Quantum Archivist
looks at the intersection of archives, digital libraries, and historical documentation. Greg Colati writes the Quantum Archivist from historic Brimfield, Massachusetts where his day job is Senior Director of University Archives and Special Collections and Digital Curation at the University of Connecticut.
Tag Archives: Preservation
Seven Pillars of Digital Curation
I’ve been splitting time between blogging for the Connecticut Digital Archive and my own thoughts on the digital record. In this post on the CTDA blog, I attempt to explain digital preservation in 500 words or less. I managed it … Continue reading
Forum Forum
Yesterday, I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the Connecticut Forum on Digital Initiatives. The second installment of what I hope will be an annual event brought together more than 100 people interested in digital preservation and presentation from … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Futurology, Preservation
Tagged digital repositories, Preservation, Trevor Owens
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
No, not the Roman Forum, but the Connecticut Forum on Digital Initiatives (http://ctdigital.drupalgardens.com/), the second installment of a program sponsored by the Connecticut State Library and begun in 2011. Paraphrasing from their website: The Forum brings together people from libraries, … Continue reading
A Shoutout to Activist Archivists!
The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Wired Campus” blog ran a story today about Archivists and the Occupy movement. Who was this activist archivist you ask? None other than Howard Besser, who reported on his experiences at the recent CNI membership … Continue reading
Metcalfe’s Law and the Information Universe, Or: Why We Should be as Connected as Possible
I think it is important to keep in mind that the information universe beyond our repository is the ultimate audience and community for the material we steward. We don’t manage our repositories for their own sake, but because the materials … Continue reading
Posted in Discovery, Durability, Preservation
Tagged Delivery, Durability, Metcalfe's Law, Paul Conway, Preservation
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Video is the Snapshot of the 21st Century
The other day my family and I were at the local “Pumpkin Festival” and we ran into another family we knew from my daughter’s pre-school class. As we walked around the festival, I was snapping photos with my “pro-sumer” digital … Continue reading
Posted in Futurology, Management, Preservation, Quantum Archives
Tagged Photography, Preservation, Theory
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Preservation vs. Durability
I’m attending and speaking at a small conference for members of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries called “Digital Repositories, Data Curation, and the Cloud.” The Keynote speaker in the preconference today was Thorny Staples, the “godfather” of Fedora and … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Durability, Preservation, Quantum Archives
Tagged Durability, Preservation, Quantum Archives, Thorny Staples
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