Presentations from the 2017 MLAG Conference (“Promoting Museum Research”) held at the British Museum on 14.12.17 are now available to view on the new MLAG events page.
Please select the reading view or slideshow to view the presentations. Some presenter notes can be viewed using the normal view option.
There are also links to the two repositories featured in the case studies and to a storify edition of the @MLAGuk tweets from the day.
The Archives & Access project (2012–2017), funded by the Heritage Lottery and Tate, concluded this year. The project provided digital access to over 52,000 pieces from Tate Archive, and developed a range of outreach and participatory activities in order to support learning with archives at Tate Britain, on the Tate website, and with partners across the UK.
In order to share knowledge and experiences of all aspects of the project with others who are underway with – or considering embarking upon – digitisation initiatives, we have published the Archives & Access Toolkit on the Tate website.
The toolkit contains information on the approaches taken to all aspects of Archives & Access, including:
- Funding and project management
- Project design and development
- Publication of materials
- Supporting learning with archives
We found practice sharing and conversations with colleagues from across and beyond the sector to be invaluable when developing Archives & Access. In that spirit, we hope this toolkit will be a useful resource for others working with archives, digitisation, and outreach.
Any questions about the project or the toolkit should be directed to archive.enquiries@tate.org.uk
Hannah Barton (on behalf of the Archives & Access project team)
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation has just launched a new call for applications regarding use of the Heritage & Education’s library and archived material. Would it be possible to circulate the below information? The call is a fantastic research opportunity!
More details can be found on the website.
Applicants need to apply using the specially created application form in the document.
Essentially we are looking to fund between 3-6 small scale research projects over 3-6 months using HEC’s collections (between £5,000 – £10,000).
We do not fund individuals but are looking for museums, archives, libraries and Universities to apply with associated collections to put ours in a wider context.
The funding will pay for travel, and other costs but not salaries.
The research projects have to fit in with the research priorities from the research plan:
- Development of ship and yacht building since the 1800s
- Impact of maritime sector on world trade and trade routes
- Safety at sea
- Depiction of maritime technology in art
Applications are due in by 19 February 2018, and will go through a peer review process, before the final ones going to the Grants Application Meeting (GAM). Successful applicants will be notified by email in March 2018. If you do not receive an email from us by this time, then please consider your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We anticipate that the disbursement of grants will commence towards the end of April 2018, we will provide further information to the successful applicants.
MLAG are holding a conference on museum repositories and open access publishing at the British Museum on the afternoon of Thursday 14th December. There will be speakers from CILIP, Natural History Museum, JISC, National Museums Scotland and the British Library.
Bookings can now be made for this event at the following URL:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/event_detail.aspx?eventId=4053
The cost is £25 (£20 for MLAG members).
Workshop programme: MLAG 2017 Repository Workshop
