Happy Catalogue Week! Read about just some of the variety of cataloguing that goes on at The National Archives (UK): www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused! blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social

Are you a community group with a passion for heritage? Or a museum, library, gallery or archive with a bold idea for community-led research? The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub is accepting applications for seed corn grants: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu... (1/2)

Nearly-perfect printed and handwritten text recognition is the most consequential technical contribution to the study of human culture of the last fifteen years, and it's not even close. It fundamentally changes our (both lay and expert) relationship with the written past.

Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place & Testimony in British Guiana making the largest collection of first-person testimony of enslaved people from the Caribbean in existence – the Reports of the Protectors of Slaves – accessible. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/p... #History

This article references the work of Emma Marsh in surveying the bombing debris. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Do you hold collections that relate to the Holocaust, whether that be its prehistory, its aftermath, or the role of antisemitism before, during and after WWII? The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) are keen to hear from you... (1/3)

Beatrice and Sidney Webb were the original LSE power couple, brought together by a shared interest in Trade Unions. Inderbir Bhullar traces their partnership, exploring the overlap between their private lives & their collaborative work. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2...

"Isambard" : Library Cat at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. Book: 'Opuscula of Gregorii Tiferni' (1494)? #HigherEd #research #Cats #edchat

The AIAL is looking for a highly driven Post-Doctoral Researcher who can design and implement research that improves transparency and accountability regarding the use of generative AI in public services Application closes on Dec 02, 2025 More information: aial.ie/hiring/postd...

Prevalence rates are no guide as to whether a condition is 'real' or overdiagnosed. 1 in 8 men get diagnosed with prostate cancer. Incidence rates have risen 55% since 1990. We accept this is due to better awareness & screening, & people surviving other conditions, not a fad or medical overreach.

I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough

The new LCC map of 'Dangerous Junctions (for cyclists) in London highlights the risks in north Kingston. Most dangerous junction is assessed to be Kings Road with Park Road (mini roundabout), 3rd is London Rd juntion with Birkenhead Ave (opposite ASDA), and #4 Queen's Road/ Crescent Road.

And we're back! Join us December 4–5, 2025 at Northeastern University in Boston for our 12th annual The Caribbean Digital Conference. Our schedule is packed with wonders and amazing colleagues. Check it out! As always, attendance is free, whether zoom or live. Hope to see you there!

Coventry remembers 14 November 1940 #CoventryBlitz The most concentrated attack on a British city during WWII saw over 500 people killed and 800 injured. 4000 homes were destroyed, along with one-quarter of the city’s factories, and the medieval cathedral of St Michael's.

“Last year, over 600,000 UK businesses were subject to a cyber attack. …[Research] suggests an estimated annual cost to businesses of £14.7 billion or 0.5% of the country’s GDP” 😳

Tech wanted to FAFO today… (Alright to be fair it has been very possible for a long time but you never want to see it made easier or on bigger platforms!) Check out fndec, yet another #digipres tool par moi! github.com/exponential-...

Applications for the Caird Fellowships at Royal Museums Greenwich are now open - www.rmg.co.uk/collections/... It looks like a great opportunity to work on a fantastic collection and collaborate with some brilliant staff.

Today is Armistice Day This is Mervyn Crawshay, son of Tudor and Maria Crawshay of Dimlands, Llantwit Major, and husband to Violet. He was a Captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards and one of the first to leave for France on active service in August 1914. He died at Messines, Belgium, on 31 October 1914.

This #RemembranceDay, revisit our lunchtime talk about the Orchard Family of #Folkestone, presented by archivist Liz Finn. Liz explores the human cost of the First World War and how archives can help us bring these personal stories to light. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJRc...

🕊️November 11, 1918 – The Armistice of Compiègne On November 11th, 1918, at 11 a.m., The fighting of the First World War came to an end. The armistice ended hostilities, and led to a complex post-war era defined by reconstruction, remembrance, and reimagined international relations. 🧵

We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December. To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches. Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...

For the few digipres people that follow me over here, this look into Disney's sound archives is pretty cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM

📢 Invitation to tender: we are inviting tenders for a consultancy to advise on the replacement of our current collections management system for archives and manuscripts. Deadline for applications: Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025 www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...

🚨 Archive Job Alert 🚨 📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections? We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service! Could this be YOU? Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Hi there! We’re the Archive Sector Leadership team at The National Archives UK. We support archives of all types and sizes across England. Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more! (1/2)

Conservation work has started on one of the most unusual mausoleums in the Roman Catholic world -- the Bedouin tent shaped tomb of Sir Richard Burton and his wife, Lady Isabel. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/res...

Item descriptions for STAC 5 (Star Chamber proceedings for Elizabeth I) underwent a significant overhaul this year, updating 40,000 items to include party names, county, and much more. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1...

'British Asian families are being urged to record the experiences of relatives who fought for Britain for “future generations” as data reveals half the British public don’t know that Indian members of the armed forces served in the second world war.' 1/2

The 11am silence on Armistice Day, London, 11th November 1925.

We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection! This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits: www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...

This #WDPD2024 blog was fascinating. The concepts of deliberate erasure of content, creator intent, and the materiality of the digital were thought provoking. It was also great to have a researcher's perspective. www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/bl...

ICYMI yesterday afternoon a fantastic new digital resource pulling together data on the Roman road network has just launched. Explore at:

new British Library digital preservation policy www.bl.uk/stories/blog... "The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability." via Maureen Pennock #DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25

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The National Archives' contribution to #wdpd2025 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita...

Day in the life of a Digital Archivist for #WDPD2025. First up sharing the results of a staff survey on our internal digital access platform.

Today is World Digital Preservation Day! And we're asking "Why do we preserve"? We preserve because the history of our University is really important to all of its members, past, present and future including a digital record of the changing face of our campus #WDPD2025 #DigiPres

📹 Presentation recordings from the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Digital Preservation 2025 - Where We're At (Digital Preservation in Uncertain Times) virtual conference are now available. #DigiPres #DigitalPreservation

🚨BREAKING NEWS On #WDPD2025, the #DPC has released a new version of the Global #BitList of Endangered Digital Materials: a powerful call to action from the global #digipres community. The Bit List identifies the digital materials most at risk of being lost […] [Original post on digipres.club]

🎤 🪇Who's in for a musical intermezzo on #WDPD2025?? Colleagues from the Dutch Digital Heritage Network @netwerkdigitaalerfgoed gathered to discuss their mission to preserve all digital cultural heritage: buff.ly/xvqRuXy #RickAstley #DigitalPreservation #WhyPreserve #ThisIsWhy #digipres

📣📣 PRIZE 📣📣 The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History. Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr... @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social

Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/

What do pirates in Madagascar, a red knitted jumper, the sunken warship Vasa, captivity and colonialism, and the Prize Papers have in common? They're all part of our new online lecture series "Ships & Seafaring 1500–1800". Join us weekly on Mondays, 1pm CET, on Zoom #earlymodern #maritimehistory 🗃️

Guy Fawkes was born around Aprill in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was baptised at St Michael le Belfrey (below) on the 15th of that month. His father, a Church of England lawyer, died when Guy was eight. His mother later married a Catholic, which, along with Guy’s schooling at St Peter’s

#ipres2025 Ooph, this hit home. Rosslyn Metz from Emory university's keynote gives a lot of food for thought. Is openness always good? Should we reconsider our openness in a world focused on exploitation?

Quick Fire 1 - One minute each to pitch a poster. @wzhkevin your colleague Charlyn Ang presentation on the #digipres Community of Practice in Singapore. #ipres2025

😭😭😭😭 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Here's my latest bi-weekly blog post, just for a bit of fun on the Grenadier Guards at Anzio. matteatonmedia.substack.com/p/twice-the-...

The last survivor of the Crimean War died in 2004. "Timothy" spent 40 years in the Navy. After retirement, having moved in with the Earl of Devon, she revealed she was a girl. She would wander round his garden wearing a sign that said. "My name is Timothy. I am very old. Pease do not pick me up".