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A presentation given at the conference entitled Archives 2.0: Shifting Dialogues between Users and Archivists at Manchester, 19-20 March 2009. A video of the talk is also available at http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/2009/04/09/talk-on-archives-on-a-micro-scale/.
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Archives 2.0 Archives 2.0 on a micro scaleon a micro scale
Amanda HillAmanda Hill
Hillbraith Ltd.Hillbraith Ltd.
What I’ll be coveringWhat I’ll be covering
ContextContext
ActivitiesActivities
Measuring useMeasuring use
Assessing impactAssessing impact
Deseronto ArchivesDeseronto Archives
Total annual budget : Total annual budget : $11,000 $11,000 (£6,000)(£6,000)
Staff: 1 part-time archivist (0.2 FTE)Staff: 1 part-time archivist (0.2 FTE)
Open 6 hours per week Open 6 hours per week (Wednesdays)(Wednesdays)
Deseronto
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/3062243312/
Part of c.1895 plan of Deseronto
West docks, c.1900West docks, c.1900
RATHCO-06-12.5
Main Street, 1890sMain Street, 1890s
RATHCO-08-02
World War IWorld War I
CAMPM-06-13
Deseronto A
rchivesD
eseronto Archives
Small town
History-rich
Cash-poor
I.T.I.T.
Town website (no access for Town website (no access for updating by archives staff)updating by archives staff)
Archives’ PC attached to Deseronto Archives’ PC attached to Deseronto Public Library’s network & InternetPublic Library’s network & Internet– Network drive, backed upNetwork drive, backed up
No email account for ArchivesNo email account for Archives
Archives 2.0 progress…Archives 2.0 progress… Sep 2007:Gmail & Google Calendar Sep 2007:Gmail & Google Calendar
account for Archivesaccount for Archives
Oct 2007: Blog set upOct 2007: Blog set up
Jan 2008: Flickr account openedJan 2008: Flickr account opened
Jul 2008: Moved to ‘Pro’ Flickr accountJul 2008: Moved to ‘Pro’ Flickr account
Jan 2009: Began tweetingJan 2009: Began tweeting
$47.99
(£26)
Using TwitterUsing Twitter
Measuring Archives 2.0 activityMeasuring Archives 2.0 activity
Basic measuresBasic measures
– Blog: 27 posts, 7 commentsBlog: 27 posts, 7 comments
– Flickr (pro): 362 items, 8,271 views, 15 Flickr (pro): 362 items, 8,271 views, 15 comments, 4 favourites, 1 notecomments, 4 favourites, 1 note
– Twitter: 48 updates, 15 followersTwitter: 48 updates, 15 followers
Blog statisticsBlog statistics
Traffic sourcesTraffic sources
Flickr Pro statisticsFlickr Pro statistics
Impact of Archives 2.0 activityImpact of Archives 2.0 activity
Useful commentsUseful comments
Direct contact and collaboration with Direct contact and collaboration with users users
New accessions (virtual, digital and New accessions (virtual, digital and actual)actual)
Flickr commentsFlickr comments
Flickr notesFlickr notes
User-generated notesUser-generated notes
Virtual collectionsVirtual collections
Virtual collectionsVirtual collections
New digital materialsNew digital materials
WWI Royal Flying Corps campsWWI Royal Flying Corps camps
Camp Mohawk images on Flickr and Camp Mohawk images on Flickr and blogblog
Email from son of one of the flight Email from son of one of the flight instructors at Camp Mohawk, instructors at Camp Mohawk, mentioning a photograph albummentioning a photograph album
A spur for creativity…A spur for creativity…
http://dcist.com/2009/03/photo_of_the_day_march_9_2009.php
Search enginesSearch engines
Impact of Twitter?Impact of Twitter?
Early daysEarly days
Confession…Confession…Blog posts by day of the week
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Flickr calendar viewFlickr calendar view
Impact = effortImpact = effort
Archives 2.0 technologies great for:Archives 2.0 technologies great for:
– raising profile of repository/collectionsraising profile of repository/collections
– having unforeseen and positive outcomeshaving unforeseen and positive outcomes for collectionfor collection new relationships and collaborations with usersnew relationships and collaborations with users
BUT one of those outcomes might well be BUT one of those outcomes might well be extra work for archives staffextra work for archives staff
Archives 2.0 consequencesArchives 2.0 consequences
Creation and maintenance of Archives 2.0 presence(s)
New conversations with users
New content (may be held outside the archive)
Finding a personal institutional voice