According to this report from Federal Computer Week, "Dump That Data", the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is advising its clients that they need not necessarily preserve their own Web 2.0 / social media content. You can obtain the full NARA report (PDF file) through this link.
National Archives sign at Kew Gardens Station
2010-09-02
Singapore Memory Project inaugural conference, When Nations Remember, October 02010, Singapore
As announced on the DIGLIB mailing list (02010 09 02), the Singapore Memory Project is holding its inaugural conference on October 11 and 12, 02010 at the Carlton Hotel. The title of the conference is When Nations Remember: An International Conference on Memory.
National Digital Forum 02010 Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, October 02010
The National Digital Forum is holding its 9th annual conference on the theme of "Linking data, linking people" The NDF 02010 Conference is being held in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa on October 18 and 19, 02010. According to an announcement on the DIGLIB mailing list (02010 09 02), the early registration deadline has been extended to September 17, 02010.
The NDF "is a coalition of museums, archives, art galleries, libraries and government departments working together to enhance electronic access to New Zealand’s culture and heritage."
The NDF "is a coalition of museums, archives, art galleries, libraries and government departments working together to enhance electronic access to New Zealand’s culture and heritage."
Digital Content Quarterly Issue 3 (Summer 02010) from the UK JISC Strategic Content Alliance
The UK's JISC Strategic Content Alliance published its Summer 02010 Issue 3 of the Digital Content Quarterly in both interactive and non-interactive PDF versions. This is a superb publication which I highly recommend. Details and download links are found on the Strategic Content Alliance Blog.
Lost civilizations, fact vs fiction, in Cosmos Online magazine
The online version of Cosmos, a science magazine from Australia, features an article from its June 02010 Issue 33 titled "Lost" by Emma Young, a review of various lost civilizations and the myths that have evolved around them versus the ongoing scientific knowledge through reputable archaeological and other kinds of analysis.
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