Image Relay LLC

Just came out the other side of a 14 week course on digital preservation. V valuable stuff. Made a pdf of all readings http://www.mediafire.com/?d6jc7yn31o6btg9

skyechalmers:

The legal driving age for a farm boy might as well be 10.

Reading | Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification (TRAC)

skyechalmers:

Sometimes one forgets the origin of cowlick…

10engines:

Sugaring. (Taken with instagram)

IR founder Skye Chalmers in front of sugar bush. Note sap buckets behind.

Reading | An effective records management programme should include provision for records appraisal and disposal.

skyechalmers:

Tracks

I am constantly drawn to tracks on the farm. I love the role they have in the space of time; providing a quick glimpse of a specific past action. I can look at a track like this and picture the skid steer busy at work and wonder, “Why the circle” or not wonder and just take the pic. The tracks may be fleeting as this or recorded over many generations of cows walking the same path through a pasture. 

Reading | The LOC has a digital curation blog called "The Signal". Really fantastic