MARA Blog: Around the Web
State Historical Records Advisory Boards Celebrate 40 Years
Published: July 13, 2015 by Darren Ilett
The National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) is celebrating 40 years of the State Historical Records Advisory Boards (SHRAB) this year. The SHRAB offer grants to smaller historical societies, museums, libraries, and colleges so that they can preserve their collections and make them accessible.
Selma-to-Montgomery March at the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Published: June 8, 2015 by Darren Ilett
A post at the Montgomery Advertiser site announces the discovery of newly discovered film footage and photos documenting the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March.
Information Governance, Big Data, and Risk
Published: June 1, 2015 by Darren Ilett
On the TechTarget site, Ben Cole interviews Barclay T. Blair on the topics of Information Governance, big data, and risk. Blair argues that the primary risk with big data is the inability to extract value from it.
Records Management Before and After Email
Published: May 18, 2015 by Darren Ilett
In a blog post from last year, James Lappin, an independent records management consultant and trainer based in the UK, compares records management in corporations before the advent of email with records management today.
Coca-Cola Launches Coke Bottle Virtual Museum
Published: May 7, 2015 by Darren Ilett
Coca-Cola began their Virtual Archives project a few years ago, and this year, as part of their 100th Anniversary of the Coca-Cola bottle celebration, they have updated the experience with a special Coke Bottle Virtual Museum and a free downloadable mobile app.
Considerations for Cleaning up File Shares
Published: April 9, 2015 by Darren Ilett
A post over at CMSWire.com Mimi Dionne offers tips for cleaning up file shares, including ways to deal with duplicate objects; disposing of significant, unique objects; and determining whether to keep, move, delete, or archive.
SAA and the Value of Archives
Published: March 23, 2015 by Darren Ilett
As part of its “Year of Living Dangerously for Archives” initiative, SAA is collecting stories that demonstrate the value of archives.
Clinton and Email Records
Published: March 3, 2015 by Darren Ilett
Take a look at this post over at CNN about Hillary Clinton’s use of email and possible violation of records management practices.
Canadian Government Developing Cloud Computing Strategy–focus on keeping data in Country
Published: February 7, 2015 by Dr. Pat Franks
Cloud services present opportunities for public and private organizations to do more with less in terms of in-house technology and support. But there are drawbacks.
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