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UKAD forum 2014: The connected age, the European stage - Social History Portal May 19, 2014

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Afelonne Doek introduces the Social History Portal, an outcome of the European funded project Heritage of the People's Europe (HOPE), giving access to over 900,000 digital objects and more than 2 million item descriptions.

The United Kingdom Archives Discovery (UKAD) network is a collaborative group of archives and other information professionals, of which The National Archives is part, who are working towards opening up data in order to promote the use of archives.

The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development.

Afelonne Doek is Director of Collections and Digital Infrastructure at the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. The International Institute of Social History (IISH), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, conducts advanced research on the global history of work, workers, and labour relations and to this end gathers data, which are made available to other researchers as well.

UKAD forum 2014: Knowing your rights - More than just data standards: what are the rights challenges for digitisation and online access to archive collections? May 19, 2014

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Ronan Deazley draws on examples of large-scale archive digitisation initiatives to discuss copyright compliance and risk management when making archive material available online.

Ronan Deazley is Professor of Copyright Law at the University of Glasgow, a qualified archivist, and the Founding Director of CREATe, the RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy.

UKAD forum 2014: Standards in archival collection management systems May 19, 2014

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Malcolm Howitt explores developing collection management systems for archives and the balance between offering flexible data management tools and support for an increasing variety of data standards.

Malcolm Howitt has worked for more than 25 years in the UK information management sector and he is now part of the management of Axiell's new ALM business in the UK.

UKAD forum 2014: The connected age, the European stage - Europeana May 19, 2014

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Kerstin Arnold explains the open data principles underpinning Europeana and how the data is accessible through different routes.

Kerstin Arnold is doing her doctoral thesis next to the work at the Federal Archives of Germany for the Archives Portal Europe - network of excellence (APEx) project.

UKAD forum 2014: The connected age, the European stage - Archives Portal Europe May 19, 2014

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Kerstin Arnold and Jane Stevenson present a case study showing how the UK went from zero data to one of the leading contributors to the Portal through the benefits of interoperable data.

Kerstin Arnold is doing her doctoral thesis next to the work at the Federal Archives of Germany for the Archives Portal Europe - network of excellence (APEx) project. Jane Stevenson manages the Jisc-funded Archives Hub, an aggregation of archive descriptions representing over 225 institutions across the UK.

UKAD forum 2014: Raising the standard - Finding Archives: standards and data exchange in action May 19, 2014

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Jonathan Cates introduces the new Discovery Finding Archives website, cornerstone of The National Archives' role as sector champion.

Jonathan Cates is Collections information and systems manager at The National Archives, integrating resources including the National Register of Archives (NRA), the ARCHON directory, and Access to Archives (A2A).

UKAD forum 2014: Raising the standard - AIM25 and authorities and indexes May 19, 2014

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Geoff Browell talks about the role of authority data in AIM25, including UKAT.

Geoff Browell is a senior archivist at King's College London and is responsible for the day to day management of AIM25, which publishes descriptions of archives held in London institutions.

UKAD forum 2014: Raising the standard - The Archives Hub: Putting the data centre-stage May 19, 2014

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Jane Stevenson talks about the importance of data exchange and the fluidity of data, and how this can be achieved behind the scenes in order to provide a better service to end-users.

Jane Stevenson is an archivist with over 20 years experience. She manages the Jisc-funded Archives Hub, an aggregation of archive descriptions representing over 225 institutions across the UK.

UKAD forum 2014: Going where the people are May 19, 2014

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This is the keynote talk at the United Kingdom Archives Discovery (UKAD) 2014 forum, delivered by Nick Poole. He explores how data standards can help museums, archives and libraries become an essential and trusted part of daily life for millions of online users.

Nick Poole is CEO of the Collections Trust, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and management of the organisation. Nick is the Chair of the Europeana Network, a cross-industry network of 900 Creative & Cultural organisations in Europe, and former Chair of ICOM UK.

Georgian Londoners - the making of a modern city May 16, 2014

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Lucy Inglis looks at the making of the London identity, and how it was shaped through the last years of the 17th century, then consolidated throughout the 18th century as London moved towards Enlightenment.

Lucy Inglis began the blog GeorgianLondon in 2009. In 2013, Penguin published her book, Georgian London: Into the streets.

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