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Archivists And The Usa Patriot Act: Are We Prepared?, Michele Christian
Archivists And The Usa Patriot Act: Are We Prepared?, Michele Christian
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
On October 26, 2001, only six weeks after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush signed into law the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act). The quick response was prompted by a perceived need to provide government officials with the tools they believed were necessary to fight terrorism. With little debate, the Senate and the House of Representatives resoundingly voted in favor of the Act. The reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act would not come as quickly. Several sections …
Front Matter, Reagan Grimsley
Front Matter, Reagan Grimsley
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Are The Digital Natives Restless? Reaching Out To The Ne(X)T Generation, Laura Botts, Lauren Kata
Are The Digital Natives Restless? Reaching Out To The Ne(X)T Generation, Laura Botts, Lauren Kata
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Outreach programs are meant to expand archival audiences beyond “traditional” users. In her 1978 article, “Education Programs: Outreach as an Administrative Function,” Elsie Freeman Freivogel argues that the archivist’s first job “is to recognize that we have many publics . . . that include, among others, teachers at all levels of the educational system; elementary, secondary school, college and university students; genealogists, avocational historians, government employees, publicists, media professionals, and the merely curious.” Because Web-based and digital projects address “many publics” in relevant and familiar ways, they are easily integrated into archival outreach activities. Although user groups have not changed …
When Not All Papers Are Paper: A Case Study In Digital Archivy, Catherine Stollar Peters
When Not All Papers Are Paper: A Case Study In Digital Archivy, Catherine Stollar Peters
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
Hypertext poet Deena Larsen is worried about the potential loss of her digital poetry, but she has a plan to save it. In a 2004 article, “The Uncertain Fate of Scholarly Artifacts in a Digital Age,” Larsen revealed her plans for preserving her hypertext work Marble Springs. “Ms. Larsen started collecting old Macintosh computers so people will always be able to read Marble Springsin its original format. She has 100 computers in her two-bedroom apartment.” Although Larsen’s two-bedroom mausoleum of circa 1990s technology is one strategy for saving born-digital hypertext works, it is probably not the best. An …
Reviews, Valerie J. Frey, Sally Childs-Helton, Christine De Catanzaro, Valerie J. Frey, Leigh Mcwhite, Penny Cliff
Reviews, Valerie J. Frey, Sally Childs-Helton, Christine De Catanzaro, Valerie J. Frey, Leigh Mcwhite, Penny Cliff
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Back Matter, Reagan Grimsley
Back Matter, Reagan Grimsley
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.
Provenance Xxiv, Reagan Grimsley
Provenance Xxiv, Reagan Grimsley
Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists
No abstract provided.