Archives 2.0 Archives 2.0 on a micro scaleon a micro scale

Amanda HillAmanda Hill

Hillbraith Ltd.Hillbraith Ltd.

What I’ll be coveringWhat I’ll be covering

ContextContext

ActivitiesActivities

Measuring useMeasuring use

Assessing impactAssessing impact

Deseronto ArchivesDeseronto Archives

Total annual budget : Total annual budget : $11,000 $11,000 (£6,000)(£6,000)

Staff: 1 part-time archivist (0.2 FTE)Staff: 1 part-time archivist (0.2 FTE)

Open 6 hours per week Open 6 hours per week (Wednesdays)(Wednesdays)

Deseronto

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/3062243312/

Part of c.1895 plan of Deseronto

West docks, c.1900West docks, c.1900

RATHCO-06-12.5

Main Street, 1890sMain Street, 1890s

RATHCO-08-02

World War IWorld War I

CAMPM-06-13

Deseronto A

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Small town

History-rich

Cash-poor

I.T.I.T.

Town website (no access for Town website (no access for updating by archives staff)updating by archives staff)

Archives’ PC attached to Deseronto Archives’ PC attached to Deseronto Public Library’s network & InternetPublic Library’s network & Internet– Network drive, backed upNetwork drive, backed up

No email account for ArchivesNo email account for Archives

Archives 2.0 progress…Archives 2.0 progress… Sep 2007:Gmail & Google Calendar Sep 2007:Gmail & Google Calendar

account for Archivesaccount for Archives

Oct 2007: Blog set upOct 2007: Blog set up

Jan 2008: Flickr account openedJan 2008: Flickr account opened

Jul 2008: Moved to ‘Pro’ Flickr accountJul 2008: Moved to ‘Pro’ Flickr account

Jan 2009: Began tweetingJan 2009: Began tweeting

$47.99

(£26)

Using TwitterUsing Twitter

Measuring Archives 2.0 activityMeasuring Archives 2.0 activity

Basic measuresBasic measures

– Blog: 27 posts, 7 commentsBlog: 27 posts, 7 comments

– Flickr (pro): 362 items, 8,271 views, 15 Flickr (pro): 362 items, 8,271 views, 15 comments, 4 favourites, 1 notecomments, 4 favourites, 1 note

– Twitter: 48 updates, 15 followersTwitter: 48 updates, 15 followers

Blog statisticsBlog statistics

Traffic sourcesTraffic sources

Flickr Pro statisticsFlickr Pro statistics

Impact of Archives 2.0 activityImpact of Archives 2.0 activity

Useful commentsUseful comments

Direct contact and collaboration with Direct contact and collaboration with users users

New accessions (virtual, digital and New accessions (virtual, digital and actual)actual)

Flickr commentsFlickr comments

Flickr notesFlickr notes

User-generated notesUser-generated notes

Virtual collectionsVirtual collections

Virtual collectionsVirtual collections

New digital materialsNew digital materials

WWI Royal Flying Corps campsWWI Royal Flying Corps camps

Camp Mohawk images on Flickr and Camp Mohawk images on Flickr and blogblog

Email from son of one of the flight Email from son of one of the flight instructors at Camp Mohawk, instructors at Camp Mohawk, mentioning a photograph albummentioning a photograph album

A spur for creativity…A spur for creativity…

http://dcist.com/2009/03/photo_of_the_day_march_9_2009.php

Search enginesSearch engines

Impact of Twitter?Impact of Twitter?

Early daysEarly days

Confession…Confession…Blog posts by day of the week

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Flickr calendar viewFlickr calendar view

Impact = effortImpact = effort

Archives 2.0 technologies great for:Archives 2.0 technologies great for:

– raising profile of repository/collectionsraising profile of repository/collections

– having unforeseen and positive outcomeshaving unforeseen and positive outcomes for collectionfor collection new relationships and collaborations with usersnew relationships and collaborations with users

BUT one of those outcomes might well be BUT one of those outcomes might well be extra work for archives staffextra work for archives staff

Archives 2.0 consequencesArchives 2.0 consequences

Creation and maintenance of Archives 2.0 presence(s)

New conversations with users

New content (may be held outside the archive)

Finding a personal institutional voice