New Online: The Archivist of the U.S. David S. Ferriero is Now a Blogger
A new member of the blogosphere has emerged. It's David Ferriero, Archivist of the U.S. who also is a librarian (Simmons, '74)***.
The new blog is titled, AOTUS: Collector in Chief and describes itself as "The Archivist’s Take on Transparency, Collaboration, and Participation at the National Archives."
We understand that electronic records are now a fundamental part of our documentary record. We will work to find and develop cost-effective IT solutions needed to meet our electronic records challenges. We will bring together leaders in records management and information technology to collaborate on our most pressing issues.
At the same time, we intend to vastly improve our online capabilities in order to foster the public’s use of our records. Included in this effort will be a redesign of Archives.gov, with streamlined search capabilities for the research section of our website. Further, we intend to explore ways to develop our current catalog into a social catalog that allows our online users to contribute information to descriptions of our records. And although we have developed a number of successful social media projects in the last year, we now need to develop a comprehensive social media strategy for the agency, which will include internal and external communication efforts using new media tools. In these efforts lie the seeds of change that will alter the course of our agency.
Welcome to the blogosphere Mr. Ferriero, we're already looking forward to your next post.
Btw, Mr. Ferriero will be a keynote speaker next week at the Computers in Libraries conference just outside of Washington DC in Arlington, VA. His opening keynote is scheduled for Tuesday morning. You can learn more about the conference (pricing info; schedules and speakers, exhibitors, etc.) beginning on this page.
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