In the winter and early spring we had trials of the ScanPro 2000, the Alos Z-Scan, and the ST 200X. Now is your chance to try out our newest piece of scanning equipment. The ST ViewScan is hot off the production line and will be in the Microfilm Research Room of the National Archives Building … Continue reading Archives I researchers stop in and try out our newest piece of scanning equipment
Author: Matthew Schaefer
The Results of the Voting for the new Archives.gov Home Page Are In
Thank you to everyone who voted and commented on the Archives.gov homepage designs and features. In total we received 3,257 votes. Interested in knowing how your favorite design did? You can view the results at http://www.archives.gov/open/redesign/vote.html If you have additional ideas or feedback about the redesign of Archives.gov we invite you to share them here … Continue reading The Results of the Voting for the new Archives.gov Home Page Are In
Minutes from the June 25th DC-Area Researchers Meeting Are Now Available
The minutes from the Researcher Users' Group meeting on June 25th (PDF) are now available on the Archives.gov page for the Researcher Users Group at the National Archives in the Washington, DC Area. Please join us for the next meeting on Friday, August 27, 2010 at Archives I in Washington, DC (room G-24) when we … Continue reading Minutes from the June 25th DC-Area Researchers Meeting Are Now Available
Welcome to Our Archives Wiki!
We are excited to announce that the Our Archives wiki is now live at http://www.ourarchives.wikispaces.net Have you made a great find in NARA’s records? Or do you have a story to tell related to our records? Come share it on the Our Archives wiki! Our Archives is an online space for researchers, educators, genealogists, and … Continue reading Welcome to Our Archives Wiki!
How we should notify you of possible changes to our research room and museum hours of operation?
The following is a guest post from Stuart Culy and Laura McCarthy of the Policy and Planning Staff NARA wants your thoughts on how we should notify you of possible changes to our research room and museum hours of operation. Our thought is to allow each NARA facility to make its own determination about room … Continue reading How we should notify you of possible changes to our research room and museum hours of operation?
Join us for the DC-Area Users Group Meeting on Friday, June 25th
Our next Users’ Group meeting will be held at the National Archives in Washington, DC, in room G-24, on Friday, June 25, 2010, at 1pm. The agenda for the meeting includes Update on Renovation WiFi Update A-1 researcher tables Saturday pull pilot Rolling pulls at A-1 Digitization update Inaccurate pulls at A-1 Web redesign- Green Bags update … Continue reading Join us for the DC-Area Users Group Meeting on Friday, June 25th
Templates for the National Archives wiki pilot project
Several people suggested at the two planning meetings in May that we draft some templates that could be used as starting points for pages in the Archives wiki pilot project. We have done that and added them to the planning wiki we set up in preparation for the launch of the Archives wiki. There are … Continue reading Templates for the National Archives wiki pilot project
New National Declassification Center Blog
NARA launched a new blog this week. It's the NDC Blog: Releasing All We Can, Protecting What We Must. The National Declassification Center (NDC) mission is to align people, processes, and technologies to advance the declassification and public release of historically valuable permanent records while maintaining national security. The NDC bloggers are seeking your input … Continue reading New National Declassification Center Blog
Minutes from the May 21st Researcher Meeting
The minutes from the Researcher Users' Group meeting on May 21st (PDF) are now available on the Archives.gov page for the Researcher Users Group at the National Archives in the Washington, DC Area. Please join us for the next meeting on Friday, June 25th, 2010 at Archives I in Washington, DC (room G-24). What topics would … Continue reading Minutes from the May 21st Researcher Meeting
Agenda for the DC-Area Users Group Meeting on Friday, May 21st
Our next Users’ Group meeting will be held at National Archives at College Park, in lecture room C, on Friday, May 21, 2010, at 1pm The agenda for the meeting includes Briefing on Archives II Reference Studies Updates on: Presenting the “Know Your Records” series as webinars Current Digitization Activities We hope to see you there!