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- 1. TRENDS AND ISSUESJACKLATIMERCommunity archivesin 2011
- 2. IntroductionIn a momentof madness.......I agreed to find out...Image by gerlos on Flickr
- 3. What are thetrends and issues in 2011?MoneyDevelopments in funding? Impact of local authority cuts?PoliticsHow are community archives being affected by Big Society, if at all? By localism? TechnologyWhat advances in technology are relevant to community archives?Archival techniquesAre there new ways to care for or share archives?
- 4. So I talkedto...Jill Barber, Hertfordshire Archives and Local ServicesDanny Birchall, Wellcome TrustStuart Bligh, Kent Archives and Local HistorySam Collenette, Warwickshire County Record OfficeJohn Chambers, ARAJudith Chambers, CCANAndrew Flinn, University College, LondonDavid Govier, Greater Manchester County Record Office Julia Holberry, Julia Holberry AssociatesFiona Talbott, Heritage Lottery FundKate Lindsay, RunCoCo project Kate Maisey, Gloucestershire ArchivesFiona Marshall, digital consultantJon Newman, Lambeth ArchivesChris PickfordNick Poole, Collections TrustLouise Ray, National ArchivesCaroline Reed, Museum and Heritage Consultant Isobel Siddons, MLAElizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan, archives consultantCathy Williams, National Archive
- 5. And I contacted...Some– not all! - of the estimated 3,000 community archives round the country...
- 6. ...and you canfeed in your own comments...www.communityarchives.org.uk/myarchive2011
- 7. And these arethe headlines...
- 8. MONEY IN 2011TheHeritage Lottery fund is buoyant...
- 9. The Heritage Lotteryfund is buoyant...Funds bouncing back after the Olympics Increased proportion of funds going to community heritage projectsHLF is considering funding digital-only projectsFiona Talbott is here to talk to usMONEY IN 2011
- 10. MONEY IN 2011Localauthority cuts are hurting community archives...
- 11. MONEY IN 2011“Justlast week I was told by our local district council that as of 2013 they are withdrawing the discretionary element of our business rates relief...we will need to find another £250 - £300 each year.” Bernard Cadogan, Friends of the Cardall CollectionLocal authority cuts are hurting community archives...
- 12. MONEY IN 2011“Governmentfunding has been cut back for so called peripheral activities – e.g. support for out of school teaching/activities – which has considerably reduced our income, and means we are having to...cut back on our activities...” Jean Baker, Menai Bridge Community Heritage TrustLocal authority cuts are hurting community archives...
- 13. MONEY IN 2011“Weneed occasional grants for equipment and acquisition of relevant historical material and with cut backs in local authority funding we anticipate that this is going to be more difficult in the future.”Peter Mason, Lustleigh Community ArchiveLocal authority cuts are hurting community archives...
- 14. POLITICS IN 2011Communityarchives help protect library and archives services from cuts...www.hertsmemories.org.uk
- 15. POLITICS IN 2011“Interms of advocacy and support for the service - it's a really strong point....we can show we are helping give local communities a voice...” Jill Barber, Hertfordshire Archives and Local ServicesCommunity archives help protect library and archives services from cuts...
- 16. POLITICS IN 2011“Volunteeringhas a massive profile in the authority - our work in that direction has helped save us...” Kate Maisey, Gloucestershire ArchivesCommunity archives help protect library and archives services from cuts...
- 17. POLITICS IN 2011Communityarchives protect record offices from cuts...A decision to close Brighton History Centre was reversed by the Council following a local campaign in which My Brighton and Hove played a key part
- 18. TREND IN 2011Communityarchives come of age...www.mardenhistory.org.uk
- 19. TREND IN 2011“Communityarchives...are much more savvy and technically literate... In the past, we had a reputation of saying - we're the professionals - now they're better set up, we have more confidence in them...” Stuart Bligh, Kent ArchivesCommunity archives come of age...
- 20. TREND IN 2011“Thingshave changed enormously over the last 10 years – moved away from suspicion of groups - realised many community groups have the expertise and enthusiasm and we don't have the resources to do it ourselves...” Kate Maisey, Gloucestershire ArchivesCommunity archives come of age...
- 21. TREND IN 2011“Professionalarchivists are moving from being practitioners to expert advisors.” Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan, archives consultantCommunity archives come of age...
- 22. TECHNOLOGY IN 2011Getready for mobile technology...Image by Jamie Cascio
- 23. TECHNOLOGY IN 2011Withina few years, content will be delivered via mobile devices based on your geographical locationThink of the potential for community archives... Cheap, easy-to-use applications are still some way off But we can get ready by geo-tagging our collections...And here are some applications you could investigate now...particularly those that can be embedded in your own websites...Get ready for mobile technology...
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- 27. ARCHIVAL TECHNIQUES IN2011The challenge of digital preservationOriginal equipment for the BBC Domesday projectPhoto from Wikipedia
- 28. Funders are concernedwith sustainability – but there’s no funding for itMany record offices aren’t that far ahead of community archivesWill cloud storage help?Will the internet corporations help by riding to the rescue of personal archives?Will CAHG help?ARCHIVAL TECHNIQUES IN 2011The challenge of digital preservation
- 29. And finally...in othernews...For online sales...Check out Google Paypal micropaymentsFor licensing content for the internet...Look at the Creative Archives Licencehttp://www.peoplescollectionwales.co.uk/CreativeArchiveFor appealing for volunteers...The government is backing this site...http://www.do-it.org.ukFor crowd-sourcing transcriptionLook at ‘What’s on the menu?’ by the New York Libary Servicehttp://menus.nypl.org/
- 30. “Collectively, volunteers havetyped in 65,182 dishes from 887 menus since the site went up last Monday.”http://menus.nypl.org/
- 31. THANK YOUJack LatimerFreelanceconsultant andDirector of CommunitySitesAward-winning websites and catalogues for community heritage projectsjack@communitysites.co.uk
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- #3 Will look at some approaches found so far.My dissertation will look at all comms approaches that seek to influence change in knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, from methods used to disseminate information through mass media to participatory methods.