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Tom White
Research Manager – Archives Sector Development
June, 2015
The National Archives in the Digital Era
Overview
• Archives and digital services research
• Discovery
• Operation War Diary: crowdsourcing digital volunteers
• Education and outreach: collaborative learning online
Archive Onsite Audiences Dropping
Taking Part – Total Number of Visitors to Archvies in the UK
Archive online audience growth
Taking Part 2013/14 – Archive Online Audience Figures
National Archives Web Survey 2013
Digital Services and Online Audiences – A Research Study
• Maps out landscape of digital services and online audiences at local authorities
• Quantitative, desk-based analysis of 115 local authority archive service websites
• Benchmark online services
Discovery
32.5m records2,500 UK archives 240,000 record creators
What is in Discovery?
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Education and Outreach
• Virtal Classroom and video conferences• Free sessions with schools• Connect online via our virtual classroom service. • This interactive virtual environment enables students to
participate in a live session led by an actor or an education officer• Students interact on computers or iPads to examine and annotate
high quality digital images of original documents• Exchange ideas and ask questions via a chat-box and by
microphone.
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Conclusion
• Archive audience for online services is increasing
• The National Archives in the digital present
• Digital innovation
• Connecteness and collaboration