Tag: Metadata Behind the scenesModelling archival data: an outsider’s perspectiveWednesday 17 October 2018During the past few months, we have been developing an archival data model with...Managing informationDigital archiving: the seven pillars of metadataWednesday 14 March 2018Two of the key challenges facing The National Archives in the digital age are the...Behind the scenesModelling our digital archival dataFriday 26 January 2018The National Archives’ Digital Strategy (2017-19) identifies the challenges we face as we become a...Managing informationDastardly digital dilemmas: 8) tomorrow’s worldWednesday 2 April 2014I’ve been thinking about my favourite government department, DoRA, The Department of Random Activities....Managing information‘It depends what kind of distortion you prefer!’Wednesday 26 March 2014Keeping Tracks was a lively one-day seminar at The British Library which addressed approaches...Managing informationKeep your records from becoming a mystery – using filenames and titlesFriday 6 September 2013While working on the Open Standards challenge to describe and share our information and...Managing informationGetting your five a day – it takes a lot of information to make a garden growFriday 4 January 2013Information isn’t like apples and oranges, or even vegetables, but after my first year...Records and researchDiscovery: the story so farThursday 8 November 2012If you’ve used our website in the last 18 months, you’ll be aware that...Managing informationSnakes and ladders – the semantics of organogramsMonday 8 October 2012Much of the information stored in the workplace holds some information about who created...