Tag: Technology Records and researchThe spirit of invention in the Victorian homeTuesday 20 December 2022The Victorian era was an amazing time for inventive activity. Advances in technology, science...Records and researchElectro-therapeutic cures in the Victorian AgeMonday 30 May 2022The Victorian period saw the introduction of countless imaginative and bizarre electronic devices that...Archives and archivistsWatermarks: New ways to see and search themThursday 30 July 2020If you hold an old letter up to a lamp, you might see a...Technology and innovationCollection Care welcomes a new multispectral imaging systemWednesday 26 June 2019This summer, the Collection Care department purchased an innovative multispectral imaging system (MSI). In...Behind the scenesMeet the new research staff in Collections CareMonday 15 April 2019This spring, several new research staff have joined our Collection Care Department. Our Collection...Archives and archivistsDigital engagement and archives: creating the Peterloo storyThursday 11 April 2019Last November, I wrote a blog post about digital storytelling, outreach and archives, in which...Behind the scenesMeet our new Collection Care research staffMonday 25 March 2019This spring, several new research staff have joined our Collection Care Department. Our Collection...Managing informationSeal moulds: opening up the collection as never beforeTuesday 22 January 2019We hold an historic collection of moulds taken from our wax seals. Containing some 7,700...Records and researchLet it snow (in the UK Government Web Archive)Tuesday 18 December 2018With one week to go until the big day, it’s definitely time for us...Archives and archivistsManage Your Collections: Introducing the Metadata MapperThursday 23 August 2018Cataloguing is a fundamental practice that enables access to archives. It creates greater intellectual...Archives and archivistsUsing the Discovery API to analyse catalogue dataFriday 27 July 2018Previously on the blog, Dr Richard Dunley looked at a number of ways that...Behind the scenesThe UK Government Web Archive is now even betterFriday 30 June 2017Over the last few months we’ve been working to relaunch the web archive…...... 1 2 3 4 »
