The Guinness Archive has preserved records and artifacts, dating from 1759, including photos, and 20,000 individual personnel records of past employees giving a glimpse into the history of St. James’s Gate and Guinness staff. The Guinness Archive, housed by the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, collects, preserves, and makes accessible records and artifacts from the formation …
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University to Digitise India’s Post-Partition Heritage
A university is set to preserve digitally more than 20,000 pictures, prints and documents from the post-partition period in India. Led by Coventry University, two decades of India’s history, from 1947, will be digitised from a collection housed at Hamilton Studios in Mumbai. The collection contains more than 600,000 objects from nearly a 100 years …
Digital Records Keeping Takes Centre Stage at Regional Meeting of Archivists in Arusha, Tanzania
Digital methods for records keeping and document management have dominated debates at the 59th International Council on Archives’ Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch (ESARBICA) meeting in Arusha where board members from 14 countries have gathered for a two-day conference. The meeting underscored a pivotal shift from traditional paper-based systems to advanced digital solutions aimed …