The recent Society of Archivists Regional Meeting in the Borders looked at how archivists can use the new technology of Web 2.0 and blogs. For those of us at conference this followed on nicely from some of the talks there.
Kiara King from Glasgow University Archives gave us an overview of the tools that are available and an overview of two of the blogs she is involved in the Ballast Trust Blog and the GUAS Business Archives Blog. Kiara’s excellent presentation can be found here.
I spoke about our own work at the Scottish Borders Archive turning Victorian family diaries into daily blogs. The diary of Sir George Henry Scott Douglas has been available since April. It follows him on his Mediterranean voyage where he encounters pirates and as a tourist tries a new food, the kebab! His sister Charlotte’s diaries are publishing in weekly installments which give an insight into her love life and the mystery of her ‘dreadful secret’!
One thing that we all took away from the meeting is that Web 2.0 is a useful tool and there are many different ways to employ these technologies. If you want to see examples of how other archives are doing this take a look here.
Juline Baird
Assistant Archivist
Scottish Borders Council
Kiara King from Glasgow University Archives gave us an overview of the tools that are available and an overview of two of the blogs she is involved in the Ballast Trust Blog and the GUAS Business Archives Blog. Kiara’s excellent presentation can be found here.
I spoke about our own work at the Scottish Borders Archive turning Victorian family diaries into daily blogs. The diary of Sir George Henry Scott Douglas has been available since April. It follows him on his Mediterranean voyage where he encounters pirates and as a tourist tries a new food, the kebab! His sister Charlotte’s diaries are publishing in weekly installments which give an insight into her love life and the mystery of her ‘dreadful secret’!
One thing that we all took away from the meeting is that Web 2.0 is a useful tool and there are many different ways to employ these technologies. If you want to see examples of how other archives are doing this take a look here.
Juline Baird
Assistant Archivist
Scottish Borders Council