Tom White Research Manager – Archives Sector Development June, 2015 The National Archives in the...

Tom White

Research Manager – Archives Sector Development

June, 2015

The National Archives in the Digital Era

Overview

• Archives and digital services research

• Discovery

• Operation War Diary: crowdsourcing digital volunteers

• Education and outreach: collaborative learning online

Archive Onsite Audiences Dropping

Taking Part – Total Number of Visitors to Archvies in the UK

Archive online audience growth

Taking Part 2013/14 – Archive Online Audience Figures

National Archives Web Survey 2013

Digital Services and Online Audiences – A Research Study

• Maps out landscape of digital services and online audiences at local authorities

• Quantitative, desk-based analysis of 115 local authority archive service websites

• Benchmark online services

Discovery

32.5m records2,500 UK archives 240,000 record creators

What is in Discovery?

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Education and Outreach

• Virtal Classroom and video conferences• Free sessions with schools• Connect online via our virtual classroom service. • This interactive virtual environment enables students to

participate in a live session led by an actor or an education officer• Students interact on computers or iPads to examine and annotate

high quality digital images of original documents• Exchange ideas and ask questions via a chat-box and by

microphone.

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Conclusion

• Archive audience for online services is increasing

• The National Archives in the digital present

• Digital innovation

• Connecteness and collaboration