more on archival networks

Ann Lally of the UW just noted that Terry Reese at OSU has developed a CONTENTdm tagging capability that enables some institutional mediation thru an e-mail notification system. Trevor Bond just cited the need to better integrate archival digital projects with the core funding of institutions; he noted that the Alliance management of the Northwest Digital Archives is consistent with this vision. For a time, the discussion focused on the need to make archival services part of core services. This is a natural evolution given book digitization projects; archival collections will increasingly identify research collections....