Preserving the future

University staff at the History Centre are beginning to consider the issues surrounding the collection, storage and management of born-digital archives - material including e-mail, letters, reports, blogs and websites that are created using a computer. 

The University is participating in the AIMS Project; Born Digital Collections: An Inter-Institutional Model for Stewardship with colleagues at the Universities of Virginia, Stanford and Yale. The project is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. We are looking to develop a common framework for managing born-digital content. Regular project updates are provided via the born-digital archives blog. This site includes details of work in-progress at Hull, details of colloboration and dissemination and links to other projects and tools.

The AIMS White Paper - is now available online, and a press release is also on the History Centre website. 

The project was awarded Archive Pace Setter status - this recognises the innovative nature of the project including new methods of management and collection care. It also demonstrates that the project adheres to good practice in relation to project planning, management and evaluation.