Archives 2.0 in the Netherlands

Offene Archive Speyer, Germany 23 November 2012

Christian van der Ven

ArchiveCampArchiveCamp

Occasion: 5th anniversary Archives 2.0 network

Unconference / Open Space Technology: No pre-defined program schedule Only date and location are set Participants submit topics during introduction Sessions are based on submitted topics No keynotes, chairs, speakers or PowerPoints

BirthdayCakeCamp

Archives 2.0…Archives 2.0…

…is not so much about technology

as it is about attitude

We are rebels… …with a mission!

27 October 2008

“All about losing your monopoly and other scary things”

Archives 2.0 NingArchives 2.0 Ning

Founded 7 June 2007 Core community website Connecting Dutch and Belgian archivists ‘Professional Facebook’ for Archivists Includes:

Profiles (currently > 1.400 members) & groups Forum discussions, blogs & video’s Event calendar & file sharing

www.archief20.org

ArchivesWikiArchivesWiki

Launched 8 November 2007

Converting our ‘classics’ to open content for use by researchers, students and ourselves

Copyright issues had to get solved…

Knowledge base opportunities for archivists

Updated by community

www.archiefwiki.org

‘Inklopdag’ (‘Typing Day’), 4 April 2011

ArchivesWikiArchivesWiki

Archives Lexicon Currently > 10 lexicons (> 690 terms) including:

Lexicons 1962, 1983, 2003 Lexicons from Manual 1898 & Archives Law 1995 Lexicons for Graphic Archives & Family Archives

All defenitions for terms linked to each other All terms linked to related terms Added pictures

http://terminologie.archiefwiki.org

ArchivesWikiArchivesWiki

Archives Map > 250 Archives Interactive maps

Semantic and Open Data: Everyone can use the data on their own website “Show me all archives that are opened on Friday

afternoons, that don’t have a Twitter account”

http://archieven.archiefwiki.org

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Semantic Web / Web 3.0

Play & Share SessionsPlay & Share Sessions

Small, informal half-day conferences Community driven initiatives, based on actuality Presentation & hands-on

Themes: Web Archiving Semantic Web / Web 3.0 Open Data / Open Architecture ISAD, ISAAR and the Semantic Web (Cookies and Web Analytics)

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KVAN = Dutch association for archivists

Archives 2.0 pre-conference and sessions at annual KVAN conferences

Special contests after conferences Archives 2.0 articles in KVAN year books KVAN usage of Archives 2.0 website:

Group for job vacancies Board for discussions and polls Promoting events

Archives 2.0 Pre-Conference, 14 June 2010

“No place for lurkers”

23 Things for Archivists23 Things for Archivists

Kick-off 3 May 2009 Web 2.0 training for archivists Based on a succesful library course Train-the-trainer concept Archives 2.0 network delivered text and coaches Participants blog about each lesson, and follow

each other’s blogs Over 1.000 archivists trained!

www.23-archiefdingen.nl

ConclusionConclusion

You don’t need an organization to be organized!

Archives 2.0 is ‘getting there’ in the Netherlands

We helped changing our profession, the way Dutch and Belgian archivists think and work, connect and communicate, share and learn

Lots of credits for all their work go to these guys and girl!

Me: www.digitalearchivaris.nl | christian.van.der.ven@gmail.com | @cvanderven

Ingmar

Luud Tim

Petra

Tom Chido

Thank you for your attention!