http://archivesfound.com Making history more accessible, one story at a time. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:46:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you been reading the updates on the Haiti earthquake and wishing that you could help? Are you an archivist, conservator, preservation professional? Read on. There has been a call for volunteers through the Blue Shield network, and according to the International Council of Archives, as of February 11, 2010, there ... http://archivesfound.com/2010/02/18/helping-in-haiti/ A quick roundup of things that have recently caught my attention: Are archivists today's real peacemakers? Politicians, beauty queens, and rock stars all claim they want world peace. But could the unassuming archivist, more likely to be found buried in a stack of yellowing newspapers than at a global summit, be the ... http://archivesfound.com/2010/02/18/archives-and-preservation-in-the-news/ [sorry for the dreadful pun; I just couldn't restrain myself.] This is an excerpt from a post that I've added to the (closed) course discussion board for LIS 2223: Archival Access, Advocacy, and Ethics. I've talked about PAHR before on the blog, but I think that it's important to continue discussing ... http://archivesfound.com/2010/01/20/pahr-for-the-course/ I'm preparing to spend 1.5 days as a participant at THATCamp Columbus, and I'm really excited about the possibilities. Some of you may recall that I was also a participant in THATCamp Austin back in August, and I came away from that experience with some solid ideas and some good ... http://archivesfound.com/2010/01/13/goin-camping/