"Aussi, en 1991, un devoir d’oubli décrété sous forme d’autodafé symbolique est voté par l’ensemble des partis politiques. L’historienne Joëlle Dalègre écrit à ce propos :
Au grand dam des historiens, 16 millions de dossiers personnels, amassés par les services de renseignements depuis près de trois générations sont brûlés, éliminant tout retour possible au passé…"
The door to our Garagarchives, with art by Jon Vickers Jones. #archive #archives #garage #garages #suburbia #artwork #moon #fern #ferns #impatiens #red #reddoor #summer #pennsylvania #appalachia #appalachianmountains #centralpennsylvania
SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean?
The San Francisco-based Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public
https://www.kqed.org/news/12049420/sf-based-internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library-what-does-that-mean
#Libraries #Archives #FederalDepository #Internet #GovernmentDocuments #PublicAccess #Information
Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library
Internet Archive, a nonprofit library based in San Francisco, has been given federal depository status. The designation was given by California Senator Alex Padilla, in a letter sent to the Government Publishing Office.
In the letter, shared with KQED, Senator Padilla said: ...
https://cordcuttersnews.com/internet-archive-is-now-a-federal-depository-library/
#1000 Taryn Harris (ed) - The Royal Institution of Cornwall Newsletter 50. Royal lnstitution of Cornwall, Truro, October 2011.
Need to put your collection in a database and get it online? This fall UMaine's offering Digital Collections and Exhibitions (DIG 540) online with Craig Dietrich.
"Une vraie démocratie ne dissimule pas ses archives historiques. Elle les assume et les regarde en face pour se projeter dans l’avenir."
#999 Archives: The Journal of the British Records Association - Index to Vol XV, Nos 65-68, 1981-1982. The British Records Association, London, 1981.
Werk je in een archief, bibliotheek of museum in België of Nederland - misschien als beschrijver van archieven of collecties - en kom je een interessante boekband tegen, waarvan je denkt dat die wel wat breder onder de aandacht mag worden gebracht, maar je weet niet hoe en waar, dan kun je die via deze nieuwe website registreren: https://boekbanden.cannedit.org
Zie ook: https://cannedit.org/blog/een-eenvoudige-boekbanden-registratie-website
I learned a lot contributing in a small way to this fantastic exhibition at SOAS: "After the Assembly: Constituting India". Our section with the LSE South Asia Centre looks at LSE alumni such as Renuka Ray and Ambedkar and the authorship of the Indian Constitution.
Definitely recommend checking it out if you're in the area - it's a beautiful space: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/after-assembly-constituting-india
Georges Marchais, gesticulant exagérément, parle de souveraineté. Elkabbach interrompt les applaudissements, rappelant qu'ils ne sont pas au music hall. #Archives INA, 21/01/1980. A lire ici --> https://wp.me/pbyKZP-188u #france2 #Buzz #clash #tv #france3 #vidéo #AlainDuhamel #fr3 #GeorgeMarchais #histoire #antenne2
@lsesouthasia is delighted to participate in 'AFTER THE ASSEMBLY: Constituting India' at SOAS Gallery with documents on 'Constitution-Makers at LSE' from LSE Library. Amazing inauguration yesterday with LSE Prez Larry Kramer & SOAS Dir. Adam Habib.
Details: https://tinyurl.com/mt3mr56u (don't miss it!)
On Monday I gave a talk on AI and archives at the Colby/Bates/Bowdoin Special Collections and Archives Staff Retreat. A lightly edited transcript and reference and reading list is on the blog.
https://foundhistory.org/2025/07/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-archives-two-years-on/
WE HAVE A RELEASE!
Today, #NeoFinder 8.9.1 for #macOS is available!
A nice summer release with lots of important fixes, and massive speed improvements.
We will post more details here in the next weeks, as usual.
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=659#p659
Enjoy!
Pique-nique de la libération !
Pour célébrer la libération de Georges et son arrivée au Liban, nous proposons de nous retrouver pour un pique-nique, le samedi 26 juillet au Parc Pierre Paulus à Saint-Gilles (Bruxelles). (...)
#Racismes #Colonialismes #Histoire #Archives #RésistancesEtSolidaritésInternationales #Classisme #LutteDesClasses #Prisons #Anticarcéral #Bruxelles
https://stuut.info/7456
Revolutions need more than slogans — they need records.
In 1790, France created the Archives Nationales.
What followed was the birth of modern memory control.
Read how the archive became a weapon:
https://brewminate.com/the-archives-nationales-and-the-birth-of-the-modern-archive-in-1790-france/
Trump just fired the U.S. Archivist.
Not a headline grab? Think again.
It’s not about storage — it’s about control.
Who gets to define the story of America?
Read why this one really matters:
https://brewminate.com/trumps-firing-of-the-national-archivist-and-the-battle-over-americas-memory/
Parce qu’une archiviste en vacances reste une archiviste