Archives, history, collections, museums, digital humanities, art. Books, music, film. Queer. Goth at heart. He/him/his.
Jul 3, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Thread: for those interested in such things, the revised Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classifications are out. Focusing on the areas I'm involved in, a few things to note. #research#twitterstorians#GLAM#universities
Starting with the FoR (Field of Research) codes, under 43: History, heritage and archaeology we have Heritage, archive and museum studies, which includes: Archival, repository and related studies; Critical heritage, museum and archive studies; and Digital heritage.
Jun 30, 2020 • 23 tweets • 7 min read
Thread: Today the eScholarship Research Centre (@esrcmelb) is being disestablished by @unimelb. I started work at the ESRC twelve years ago this week, on 28 June 2008, and have remained (until today) an Honorary Fellow there. esrc.unimelb.edu.au
The Centre had "a focus on archival science, metadata, and contextual information. Our research aims to advance the discovery and interpretation of archival records, published literature, and research data for the benefit of the academic community and the greater public good.”