I have been contributing to the South Asia Archive and Library Group blog since 2008. That was also created using blogger.com, and has proved a very useful means of keeping abreast with news and colleagues in the South Asian library, archive and museum community in the UK. We also maintain a SAALG website, to which we attach more substantial articles and conference presentations from our two conferences per year.
I am keen to learn via CAM 23 how a blog might benefit the users of my special collections. I am also anxious to keep abreast with the technology used by researchers using my collections. Whilst I don't expect to meet all their expectations (especially in relation to digital archives - many students assume that an archive is digital, even if it dates from the 19th century and comprises 50 boxes of papers), I do hope to better understand where they are coming from and do all I can with limited resources to improve their archive and library experience.
Lovely blog and photo Rachel. Elaine/Mummybear46
ReplyDeleteI set up and employed my first blog a few years ago when I undertook time on sabbatical which included travelling around southern India. It was by far the easiest way to keep in contact with my family, friends and work colleagues. Access to Internet technology was abundant throughout the area both formally within library and university buildings and also more informally where local people would set up a few computers and advertise their use to the public. In turn I have kept in contact with those I met on my travels through the application of this technology. It certainly can be extremely useful in this respect.
ReplyDeleteI set up and employed my first blog a few years ago when I undertook time on sabbatical which included travelling around southern India. It was by far the easiest way to keep in contact with my family, friends and work colleagues. Access to Internet technology was abundant throughout the area both formally within library and university buildings and also more informally where local people would set up a few computers and advertise their use to the public. In turn I have kept in contact with those I met on my travels through the application of this technology. It certainly can be extremely useful in this respect.
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