[SIGCIS-Members] UK's Archives for IT

[James Sumner]

Hi John, cc the list


I hadn't come across this one myself, so many thanks for the details. 
The interviews are an excellent resource. And I'd second Gleb's question 
about industry publications. There's now good digital coverage of parts 
of the personal computer press, thanks largely to enthusiasts, and it 
would be really useful to have similar coverage for the industry and for 
earlier years.


As to SIGCIS's UK resource guide: I compiled this about ten years ago 
and it's due a thorough overhaul – there are various things I wouldn't 
present in the same way if I were writing it now, and of course the 
literature has grown a lot. Although I'm no longer on the SIGCIS 
committee, I'd be happy in principle to overhaul it, but realistically 
I'm not going to have time in the near future. Is anybody else 
interested in taking this on?


Best
James



On 03/04/2019 01:00, Tucker J.V. wrote:
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> I'm not sure how well this excellent private initiative is known in 
> the community:
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> *Archives for IT (AIT)*
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> http://archivesit.org.uk
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> The Archives for IT is a digital database of media and interviews with 
> people associated with the UK IT and Telecommunications 
> industry. In addition to providing source material for interested 
> professional and amateur scholars and students, the project hopes to 
> enlarge the social and industrial history of the UK.
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> The Archive is people-centred because it  observes that people are 
> very interested in other people and what they do and how they do it.  
> There is an opportunity to study and understand some fascinating 
> testimonies, both for their educational value and personal fulfilment.
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> It should be added to the SIGCIS Resources (History of Computing in 
> the UK: A Resource Guide).
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> John V Tucker
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> History of Computing Collection
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> Swansea University
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